Creative Drama-Based Stress Management Program on Stress, Coping, and Emotional Intelligence

NCT ID: NCT07202182

Last Updated: 2025-10-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-26

Study Completion Date

2026-01-15

Brief Summary

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The study was designed with a parallel-group randomized controlled experimental design to determine the effects of a creative drama-based stress management program on the stress, coping, and emotional intelligence levels of nursing students. Nursing students in the intervention group will receive a creative drama-based stress management program for a total of six sessions over three weeks. Students in the active control group will receive three weeks of theoretical training. Students will receive a posttest at the end of the intervention program (3 weeks), a first follow-up one month after the intervention, and a second follow-up three months later.

H0-1: There is no difference in perceived stress levels between the intervention group that underwent the creative drama intervention and the control group.

H0-2: There is no difference in biopsychosocial response levels between the intervention group that underwent the creative drama intervention and the control group.

H0-3: There is no difference in stress coping levels between the intervention group that underwent the creative drama initiative and the control group.

H0-4: There is no difference in emotional intelligence levels between the intervention group that underwent the creative drama initiative and the control group.

Detailed Description

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Nursing students will be assigned to the intervention and control groups using a stratified, simple randomization method within the strata. Gender was taken into account to ensure homogeneity between groups. Students will be divided into two strata based on gender (male and female).

To prevent selection bias, data will be collected by an independent expert, and students will be assigned to the intervention and control groups using a randomization method. Participant numbers will be assigned to students when the preliminary assessment data is transferred to the computer. Student group assignment will be conducted by a biostatistician independent of the study.

To prevent reporting bias, the study data will be analyzed by a biostatistician. Because the interventions will be administered by the researcher, there will be no investigator blinding. Participant blinding will be achieved by administering the educational intervention to the control group.

Conditions

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Perceived Stress Coping Skills Emotional Intelligence Nursing Student

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

randomized trial with experimental and control groups
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Creative Drama Group

A creative drama-based stress management program consisting of a total of 6 sessions, 3 weeks, will be applied to the experimental group.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Creative Drama-Based Stress Management Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A creative drama-based stress management program is an intervention that aims to reduce nursing students' stress levels and increase their coping and emotional intelligence skills.

Active Comparator Grup

The active control group will be given 3 weeks of theoretical training.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In the study, the control group will receive training on a topic different from the experimental intervention for three weeks. This method aims to prevent any loss of motivation that might result from the control group not receiving any training. It also helps determine whether the effects observed in the experimental group are due solely to the creative drama-based stress management program or to the overall training process.

Interventions

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Creative Drama-Based Stress Management Program

A creative drama-based stress management program is an intervention that aims to reduce nursing students' stress levels and increase their coping and emotional intelligence skills.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Training

In the study, the control group will receive training on a topic different from the experimental intervention for three weeks. This method aims to prevent any loss of motivation that might result from the control group not receiving any training. It also helps determine whether the effects observed in the experimental group are due solely to the creative drama-based stress management program or to the overall training process.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being a nursing student,
* Volunteering to participate in the study,
* Scoring high on the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students

Exclusion Criteria

* Taking a creative drama course,
* Receiving professional psychological support,
* Having an illness that would prevent participation in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Gazi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sultan Ayaz Alkaya

Prof. Dr., Faculty of nursing

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Gazi University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Sultan AYAZ ALKAYA, Prof. Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+903122162903

Neslihan KÖSE KABAKCIOĞLU, M.Sc

Role: CONTACT

+905415377130

Facility Contacts

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Sultan Ayaz Alkaya, Prof.

Role: primary

0 312 216 29 03

Other Identifiers

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2025-1375

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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