The Effect of Escape Room Game on Reproductive Health Knowledge and Gender Equality Perception

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-10

Study Completion Date

2025-06-15

Brief Summary

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This study aims to evaluate the impact of an "escape room" educational game on university students' knowledge of sexual/reproductive health and their perceptions of gender equality. The research compares a group of students who received traditional theoretical education with a group that participated in an escape room game titled "Hidden Files in the Secret Laboratory" in addition to the same theoretical training. The primary goal is to determine if gamified learning enhances knowledge levels and shapes gender equality perceptions more effectively than standard education alone.

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Detailed Description

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This is a pretest-posttest, parallel-group, randomized controlled experimental study conducted at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University (2024-2025 Spring Semester).

The study population consists of 80 volunteer students enrolled in the Reproductive Health and Family Planning course, divided into two groups:

Intervention Group (n=40): Received standard theoretical education plus the "Hidden Files in the Secret Laboratory" themed escape room game.

Control Group (n=40): Received only the standard theoretical education.

Data collection was performed using a Descriptive Information Form, the Sexual Health and Reproductive Health Knowledge Scale, and the Gender Perception Scale. The study follows the CONSORT 2025 guidelines. Statistical analysis is performed using SPSS 26.0, including Chi-Square, ANOVA, and t-tests to compare pretest and posttest results between the groups.

Conditions

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Sexual Health Reproductive Health Gender Equality Health Education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This is a parallel-group randomized controlled study. Participants were randomly assigned into two separate groups: the intervention group and the control group. Both groups followed their respective protocols simultaneously over the same period, with the intervention group receiving an additional escape room educational module.

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Since this is an educational intervention study, participants and investigators are aware of the group assignments. Therefore, masking is not applicable.

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

Both groups receive a standard theoretical education on reproductive health and family planning. Immediately following the educational session, the intervention group participates in the "Hidden Files in the Secret Laboratory" themed escape room game as an additional active learning module.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Escape Room Game on Reproductive Health and Gender Equality

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A gamified educational intervention using an escape room format to teach reproductive health, sexual rights, and gender equality. Participants solve puzzles and complete tasks related to these topics within a set timeframe to improve their knowledge and perceptions.

Standard Theoretical Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard theoretical education on reproductive health and family planning.

Control Group

This group receives the same standard theoretical education on reproductive health and family planning as the intervention group. To ensure educational equality and prepare all students equally for their final examinations, no additional game intervention is applied during the study period. However, to maintain ethical fairness, students in the control group are allowed to play the escape room game upon request after the post-test data collection is completed.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Theoretical Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard theoretical education on reproductive health and family planning.

Interventions

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Escape Room Game on Reproductive Health and Gender Equality

A gamified educational intervention using an escape room format to teach reproductive health, sexual rights, and gender equality. Participants solve puzzles and complete tasks related to these topics within a set timeframe to improve their knowledge and perceptions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard Theoretical Education

Standard theoretical education on reproductive health and family planning.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being 18 years of age or older.
* Being proficient in the Turkish language.
* Enrolled in the "Reproductive Health and Family Planning" course for the first time.

Exclusion Criteria

* Having any impairment that prevents effective communication (e.g., being a foreign national with insufficient Turkish reading/writing skills, or having hearing, speech, or cognitive disorders).

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes