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CompletedNCT05424770Updated Aug 8, 2023

The Effect of the Crossword Used in Nursing Education on Learning Success

An interventional study of Education with crossword in Pain, Nursing and Crossword, sponsored by Cukurova University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-08.

Sponsored by Cukurova University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
72
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The research was planned as a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of crossword, which are an active learning tool, on the success of learning information about pain control in nursing education. Research data is planned to be collected in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Health Sciences. The universe of the research will be the students who take the 3-credit pain control course in the aforementioned faculty in the fall semester. The sample of the research will consist of 72 students who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the research verbally and in writing. The data of the research will be collected by using the Personal information form prepared in line with the literature, and Success Tests (3 tests) prepared separately for each stage. SPSS program will be used in the analysis of the data.

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Conditions studied

  • Pain
  • Nursing
  • Crossword

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In context

Pain

2,450 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain; 945 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 72 is close to the median of 70 across 2,101 interventional studies indexed under Pain.

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Lead sponsor

Cukurova University is the lead sponsor of 257 studies on the registry; 49 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • To be registered in the pain course,
  • Taking the pain course for the first time,
  • Absence of any psychiatric disorder that will reduce the ability to comprehend and understand,
  • Agreeing to participate in the research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

-Willingness to leave the research

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
72 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    experiment group

    During the 3 weeks in which the subjects related to pain control are explained, the standard lecture (explanation with ppt presentation) will be made as in the normal course of the course. Afterwards, puzzle activities prepared by the researcher will be implemented and students will be actively involved in the process.

    Other: Education with crossword

  • No intervention
    control group

    During the 3 weeks in which the subjects related to pain control are explained, the standard lecture (explanation with ppt presentation) will be made as in the normal course of the course.

Interventions

  • OtherEducation with crossword

    Afterwards, crossword activities prepared by the researcher will be implemented and students will be actively involved in the process. The researcher will also include a collaborative learning environment where students can exchange information with each other. After the completion of each puzzle, the researcher will make the necessary checks and corrections.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The effect of crossword on learning achievement in nursing education

    Evaluation will be made with a multiple-choice (5-choice) achievement test, which will be prepared by the researchers within the scope of the application. This test will consist of 20 items. After the test is prepared, item analysis will be made and it will be presented to the expert opinion. In the test, each correct answer will be scored as 1 and each incorrect answer as 0. The higher the score, the higher the success will be interpreted.

    Time frame: Three months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Institute of Health Sciences
    Hatay, Turkey (Türkiye)
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kose Tosunoz I, Deniz Dogan S. The effect of crossword puzzles on nursing students' learning of concepts related to pain management course: A randomized controlled trial. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 Aug;71:103740. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103740. Epub 2023 Aug 3. PubMed 37544239 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 8, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05424770
Responsible party
Sevgi Deniz Dogan (lecturer Dr., Cukurova University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 21, 2022
Start date
Oct 15, 2022
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2022
Completion
Dec 31, 2022
Last update
Aug 8, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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