Digital Training Module for Sustainable Education of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

NCT ID: NCT06562517

Last Updated: 2024-08-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 104 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-01

Brief Summary

Pediatric oncology nurses are healthcare professionals who constantly communicate with children and their families for 24 hours, and take professional roles and responsibilities in areas such as care planning, a continuation of treatment, and symptom management.However, there is no standard undergraduate education program accepted worldwide in the field of pediatric oncology nursing. For example, undergraduate nursing education in Türkiye is carried out in line with the Nursing National Core Education Program (NNCEP), and information about pediatric oncology nursing is included in the curriculum of specific courses in undergraduate programs. In addition, nurses graduate without specializing in any field in our country. Therefore, the education of pediatric oncology nurses and the continuity of education is an essential problem in developing and low-middle-income countries like our country. This prospective study in randomized controlled pre-test-post-test design aimed to develop an online website consisting of information and support modules for the care of children with cancer for sustainable pediatric oncology nursing education in Türkiye.

Detailed Description

In developed countries, there are various programs for pediatric oncology nurses to improve the quality of nursing care. Unfortunately, the inadequacy of these education programs in developing countries may prevent childhood cancer patients from receiving advanced care but may cause health inequalities. For this reason, it is very important to strengthen pediatric oncology nurses in terms of education and to develop platforms that will provide education continuity in low and middle-income countries. Today, one of the methods used to ensure the continuity and easy accessibility of education is digital education programs. Web-based education programs can increase nurses' knowledge and competence in related care issues. In studies, nurses state that planned educations were beneficial and increased their knowledge level. An accessible and sustainable web-based standard education program will enable nurses to become more competent in pediatric oncology and increase the quality of care. In Türkiye, which is a middle-income country, there is no standard curriculum for pediatric oncology nurses. Although pediatric oncology nursing is partially included in the oncology nursing certification program by the Oncology Nursing Association, we could say that it is insufficient to meet nurses' sustainability and educational needs. Therefore, there is a need for a digital website consisting of information and support modules to care for children with cancers for sustainable pediatric oncology nursing education in Türkiye.

Conditions

Pediatric Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Control-Standard care

No intervention will be performed on the nurses in this group. After the research is completed, access to the website will be provided to the nurses in the control group.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention Group

The group will use the digital training modules developed for sustainable pediatric oncology nursing education for six months.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Digital training module

Intervention Type: OTHER

The intervention is a 24/7 accessible educational website for pediatric oncology nurses, based on the EONS Cancer Nursing Education Framework. It features five validated training modules, enhanced with visual and auditory materials such as videos and infographics. Nurses will receive login credentials, allowing them to access the platform and participate in the training. Each module ends with a 20-question test, requiring a score of 60 to advance. A support line enables nurses to ask questions directly to researchers. Successful completion of each module earns a certificate. The website will be piloted with 15 nurses, and feedback will be used to refine its design and content.

Interventions

Digital training module

The intervention is a 24/7 accessible educational website for pediatric oncology nurses, based on the EONS Cancer Nursing Education Framework. It features five validated training modules, enhanced with visual and auditory materials such as videos and infographics. Nurses will receive login credentials, allowing them to access the platform and participate in the training. Each module ends with a 20-question test, requiring a score of 60 to advance. A support line enables nurses to ask questions directly to researchers. Successful completion of each module earns a certificate. The website will be piloted with 15 nurses, and feedback will be used to refine its design and content.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Volunteer to participate in the research,
• Working in a pediatric oncology clinic,
• Having at least one year of experience in pediatric oncology.

Exclusion Criteria

• Lack of Internet literacy,
• Incomplete filling of data collection forms.

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Koç University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Eysan Hanzade Umac

Teaching and Research Assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Eyşan Hanzade Savaş, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Koç University

Locations

Koc University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

Eyşan Hanzade Savaş, PhD

Role: CONTACT

eumac14@ku.edu.tr

5068418841

Other Identifiers

KOCUNI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id