The Effect of Emergency Escape Room Simulation on Students' Knowledge, Anxiety and Satisfaction Level

NCT ID: NCT06619119

Last Updated: 2024-10-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-06

Study Completion Date

2024-09-25

Brief Summary

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This research is a randomized controlled study type. The population of the research consisted of a total of 40 students studying at the Hamidiye Nursing Faculty of the University of Health Sciences and taking the emergency nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year. The sample consisted of nursing students who took this course in the same date range and agreed to participate in the research.

In this study, participants were divided into two equal groups: intervention (n=20) and control group (n=20) using a computer-based randomization method (https://www.random.org/). Due to the nature of the research, the participants and the principal investigator were not blinded, while the evaluator was blinded to the groups.

In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to the intervention group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training.

No intervention other than the traditional education method was applied to the control group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. In the traditional education, narration, question and answer, and discussion techniques were used in a powerpoint presentation containing visuals and text in the classroom environment.

Detailed Description

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This research is a randomized controlled study type. The population of the research consisted of a total of 40 students studying at the Hamidiye Nursing Faculty of the University of Health Sciences and taking the emergency nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year. The sample consisted of nursing students who took this course in the same date range and agreed to participate in the research. In this study, participants were divided into two equal groups: intervention (n=20) and control group (n=20) using a computer-based randomization method (https://www.random.org/). Due to the nature of the research, the participants and the principal investigator were not blinded, while the evaluator was blinded to the groups. In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to the intervention group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training. No intervention other than the traditional training method was applied to the control group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. Data from the participants were collected through face-to-face interviews using the Personal Information Form, Emergency Nursing Knowledge Test, VAS Satisfaction Scale and State Anxiety Inventory. Participants were informed about the study before the application and filled out a Personal Information Form. Emergency Nursing Knowledge Test, VAS Satisfaction Scale, and State Anxiety Inventory were administered to both groups immediately before and immediately after the escape room simulation application. One week and one month after the application, the Knowledge Test was applied again to both groups. Data collection took approximately 30 minutes. Analysis of data will be performed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 25.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY). Descriptive statistical methods such as percentage, mean, standard deviation and median will be used to evaluate the data, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov distribution test will be used to examine normal distribution. Depending on the characteristics of the variables, chi-square test will be used for categorical data, t-test/Mann Whitney-U test, One-Way ANOVA/Kruskall Wallis tests will be used for measurement data, and Tukey's HSD test/Mann Whitney U test will be used to determine the differences between groups in these tests. Statistical significance will be evaluated at p\<0.05 level.

Conditions

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Nursing Education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Escape room simulation group

Intervention Group: In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to this group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Excape room simulation

Intervention Type OTHER

Application of Research:

Preparation and Implementation of the Escape Room The escape room game scenario prepared by the relevant faculty members consists of the subjects of Triage, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support and Traumas, which are included in the Emergency Nursing course curriculum. Students who will participate in the escape room game were given 30 minutes to solve the puzzles in the room, follow the clues, find the exit key and escape. To solve puzzles, unlock padlocks, and find specific objects in the escape room, students had to answer questions on Triage, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, and Traumas and manage to exit the room in time.

Control group

Control Group: No intervention other than the traditional education method was applied to this group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. In the traditional education, narration, question and answer, and discussion techniques were used with a powerpoint presentation containing visuals and text in the classroom environment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Excape room simulation

Application of Research:

Preparation and Implementation of the Escape Room The escape room game scenario prepared by the relevant faculty members consists of the subjects of Triage, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support and Traumas, which are included in the Emergency Nursing course curriculum. Students who will participate in the escape room game were given 30 minutes to solve the puzzles in the room, follow the clues, find the exit key and escape. To solve puzzles, unlock padlocks, and find specific objects in the escape room, students had to answer questions on Triage, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, and Traumas and manage to exit the room in time.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Volunteering to participate in the research
* Being a nursing student
* Having taken the Emergency Nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year at the Faculty where the research will be conducted

Exclusion Criteria

* Filling out data collection forms incompletely
* Wanting to leave the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hacer Ozel

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Health Sciences

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Ozel H, Akpinar EG. The Effect of Emergency Escape Room Simulation on Knowledge, Anxiety, and Satisfaction Levels of Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Games Health J. 2025 Sep 23. doi: 10.1177/2161783X251378638. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40986456 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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01.02.2024/124

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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