CClinicalTrials.gg
CompletedNCT05405036Updated Jul 20, 2022

The Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of Interpersonal Communication Questionnaire

An observational study in Educational Problems, sponsored by Acibadem University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-07-20.

Sponsored by Acibadem University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60
Ages
18 Years to 25 Years
Sex
All
01

Study summary

In a study conducted by Lewis et al. in 2008, an "interpersonal communication" questionnaire was developed to measure the perceived interpersonal skills of physiotherapy and rehabilitation students regarding patient interaction. It was determined that the questionnaire used especially after the simulated patient training increased the communication of physiotherapy and rehabilitation students after the simulated patient training. However, the questionnaire was not translated into Turkish and its validity and reliability were not investigated. Therefore, in this study, the authors aim to investigate the Turkish validity and reliability of the Interpersonal Communication Questionnaire as the primary purpose. Secondly, to investigate the effect of simulated patient experience on the perceived interpersonal skills of physiotherapy and rehabilitation students regarding patient interaction at the time of the clinical trial.

02

Conditions studied

  • Educational Problems
03

In context

Lead sponsor

Acibadem University is the lead sponsor of 210 studies on the registry; 50 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

04

Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 25 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

60 second year students aged 18-23 studying at the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department of Acibadem mehmet ali aydınlar university are planned to participate in the research.

Inclusion criteria

  • Students taking the Measurement and Evaluation II course in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not volunteering
  • Those who are being treated with any psychiatric diagnosis
  • Students who fail the course or fail to pass it successfully
05

Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Students

    60 second-year students studying at the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at University are planned to attend.

    Other: simulated patient

Interventions

  • Othersimulated patient

    In the last month of the Measurement and Evaluation course in Physiotherapy, a simulated patient session will be held four times (with disease in the cervical-lumbar-shoulder and knee region). Students will be evaluated by the methods they learned about patients. 10 days before and after the simulated patient sessions, the questionnaire will be applied in Turkish for validity and reliability, and then the questionnaire will be repeated after the simulated patient sessions are over, and the effect of the smile patient sessions on the perceived communication skills of the patient will be examined.

06

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Interpersonal Communication Questionnaire

    Eight statements were constructed; four related to a sub-scale measuring factors associated with communication anxiety, and four related to communication confidence. Each statement had a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. Sub-scale scores ranged from a possible 4-20; a higher score indicating either higher levels of communication confidence or anxiety.

    Time frame: Change from Baseline Scores at 2 week and 6. week

Secondary outcomes

  1. Visual Analog Scale

    A visual analog scale between 0 and 10 will be used to evaluate communication anxiety, stress, motivation and success that may occur when students go into clinical practice at the beginning and end of the term and when they meet with the patient.Zero will be determined to be none at all, and 10 to the maximum I can think of

    Time frame: Change from Baseline Scores at 6. week

  2. Interpersonal Communication Competence Inventory

    Huang and Lin (18) developed the CITI based on four basic skill areas (listening skill, empathy skill, expression skill, social relaxation skill) in order to evaluate the communication competence of university students in accordance with the relational approach.The scores that can be obtained from the measurement tool vary between 15 and 75. Items 10 and 13 are reverse scored. A high score on the measurement tool indicates a high level of interpersonal communication competence.

    Time frame: Change from Baseline Scores at 6. week

07

Study locations

1 site
  • Acıbadem University
    Istanbul, +90, Turkey
08

References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

09

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 20, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
10

Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05405036
Lead sponsor
Acibadem University
Responsible party
Nuray Alaca (Assoc Prof. Nuray Alaca, Acibadem University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 3, 2022
Start date
May 15, 2022
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2022
Completion
Jun 30, 2022
Last update
Jul 20, 2022

Study contacts

Nuray ALACA
principal investigator · Acibadem University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Not currently enrolling

This study is completed, as verified in Jul 2022. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.

Follow this study

Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.

Sign in to follow

Discussion

Questions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.

Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.

Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.

Start the discussion