DeathNCT07902531
Curriculum Design and Effectiveness in Death and Spiritual Care
A study testing Death and Spiritual Care Education in people with Death and Spiritual Care, run by Cukurova University.
Trial summary
This study will be conducted using a randomized experimental design with a pre-test/post-test control group to determine the effectiveness of a curriculum on "Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly"-developed for students in the Elderly Care Program and based on Jean Watson's Human Caring Model-on the students' death… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Death, Spiritual Care, Spiritual Care Education
- What is being tested?
- Death and Spiritual Care Education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 22 Oct 2026to 28 Jun 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Be an actively enrolled second-year student in the Elderly Care Program. Be a volunteer. Maintain at least 80% attendance in the training sessions. Possess the ability to read, comprehend, and write in Turkish.
Who cannot join
- Having previously received training on death anxiety or spiritual care. Experiencing the loss of an immediate family member (parent, sibling, etc.) within the last 6 months.
- Receiving medication or therapy for a psychiatric diagnosis. Submitting an incomplete or blank questionnaire. Failing to maintain at least 80% attendance in the training sessions.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Touching Beyond the Physical in Elderly Care: Curriculum Design and Effectiveness of Death and Spiritual Care Based on Watson's Human Caring Model for Elderly Care Students, A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study
This study will be conducted using a randomized experimental design with a pre-test/post-test control group to determine the effectiveness of a curriculum on "Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly"-developed for students in the Elderly Care Program and based on Jean Watson's Human Caring Model-on the students' death anxiety and spiritual care competencies.
Read the detailed description
The approaches of elderly care students-who will become active members of the care team-toward the dimensions of death and spiritual care are of great importance. Developing positive attitudes toward these concepts will directly enhance the quality of healthcare services provided to elderly individuals.
- Conditions
- Death, Spiritual Care, Spiritual Care Education
- Being tested
- Death and Spiritual Care Education, Control
- Keywords
- Death, Spiritual Care, education
- Medical subject headings
- Death
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Death and Spiritual Care EducationBehavioural
A 7-week curriculum on "Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly" will be implemented.
ControlOther
A 7-week curriculum on "Home Accidents Among the Elderly and First Aid" will be implemented.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Death and Spiritual Care Education | Experimental | Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly group Receives: Behavioral: Death and Spiritual Care Education |
| control group | Active comparator | "Home Accidents and First Aid Among the Elderly" group Receives: Other: Control |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale
Developed by McSherry et al. (2002), this scale assesses individuals' perceptions of the concepts of spirituality and spiritual care. Its Turkish adaptation was conducted by Ergül and Temel Bayık (2007). The scale consists of 15 items in total, with the last four items being reverse-scored. It comprises three subdimensions and utilizes a five-point Likert-type format (1 = strongly agree → 5 = strongly disagree).
Measured: up to 12 months
Attitude Scale Toward Death and the Terminally
Developed by Kavas and Öztuna (2011), this scale consists of 23 items and uses a 4-point Likert-type format (1 = strongly agree → 4 = strongly disagree). Its subdimensions are: communication with terminally ill patients and their families, delegating care responsibilities, avoidance of death and terminally ill patients, and perceived self-efficacy. A higher score on the scale is interpreted as an increase in an "avoidant attitude" toward death and terminally ill patients.
Measured: up to 12 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Oct 2026
- Study start22 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion28 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion28 Jun 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for DeathStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cukurova UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cukurova University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Elif DAĞLI, Cukurova University
- Investigators
- Elif DAĞLI, Assoc. Prof., Principal investigator, Cukurova University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07902531
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Death and Spiritual Care
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 22 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Touching Beyond the Physical in Elderly Care: Curriculum Design and Effectiveness of Death and Spiritual Care Based on Watson's Human Caring Model for Elderly Care Students, A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07902531
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Death and Spiritual Care
- Conditions
- Death, Spiritual Care, Spiritual Care Education
- Keywords
- Death, Spiritual Care, education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Cukurova UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 22 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 28 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 28 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 29 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study will be conducted using a randomized experimental design with a pre-test/post-test control group to determine the effectiveness of a curriculum on "Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly"-developed for students in the Elderly Care Program and based on Jean Watson's Human Caring Model-on the students' death anxiety and spiritual care competencies.
Detailed description
The approaches of elderly care students-who will become active members of the care team-toward the dimensions of death and spiritual care are of great importance. Developing positive attitudes toward these concepts will directly enhance the quality of healthcare services provided to elderly individuals.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Death and Spiritual Care Education | Experimental | Behavioral: Death and Spiritual Care EducationDeath and Spiritual Care in the Elderly group |
| control group | Active comparator | Other: Control"Home Accidents and First Aid Among the Elderly" group |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Be an actively enrolled second-year student in the Elderly Care Program. Be a volunteer. Maintain at least 80% attendance in the training sessions. Possess the ability to read, comprehend, and write in Turkish.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Having previously received training on death anxiety or spiritual care. Experiencing the loss of an immediate family member (parent, sibling, etc.) within the last 6 months.
- Receiving medication or therapy for a psychiatric diagnosis. Submitting an incomplete or blank questionnaire. Failing to maintain at least 80% attendance in the training sessions.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Death and Spiritual Care EducationA 7-week curriculum on "Death and Spiritual Care in the Elderly" will be implemented. | Behavioural | Death and Spiritual Care Education |
| ControlA 7-week curriculum on "Home Accidents Among the Elderly and First Aid" will be implemented. | Other | control group |
Primary outcome
Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale
Time frame: up to 12 months
Developed by McSherry et al. (2002), this scale assesses individuals' perceptions of the concepts of spirituality and spiritual care. Its Turkish adaptation was conducted by Ergül and Temel Bayık (2007). The scale consists of 15 items in total, with the last four items being reverse-scored. It comprises three subdimensions and utilizes a five-point Likert-type format (1 = strongly agree → 5 = strongly disagree).
Attitude Scale Toward Death and the Terminally
Time frame: up to 12 months
Developed by Kavas and Öztuna (2011), this scale consists of 23 items and uses a 4-point Likert-type format (1 = strongly agree → 4 = strongly disagree). Its subdimensions are: communication with terminally ill patients and their families, delegating care responsibilities, avoidance of death and terminally ill patients, and perceived self-efficacy. A higher score on the scale is interpreted as an increase in an "avoidant attitude" toward death and terminally ill patients.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Elif DAĞLI, Assoc. Prof. principal investigator
Cukurova University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Death and Spiritual Care Education in people with Death and Spiritual Care, run by Cukurova University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Elif DAĞLI, Assoc. Prof. (+903223386560 ext. 146, elifarik90@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (time frame: up to 12 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Oct 2026.