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CompletedNCT05728164Updated Feb 15, 2023

Effect of Cinematic Simulation on Emotions, Resilience, and Empathy Among Undergraduate Nursing Students

An interventional study of Cinematic Simulation in Power of Cinematic Simulation on Emotions, Resilience, and Empathy Among Undergraduate Nursing Students, sponsored by Alexandria University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-15.

Sponsored by Alexandria University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jun 2022, registered Feb 2023).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to:

Determine the effect of cinematic simulation as action to regulate emotions, leverage resilience, and foster empathy among undergraduate nursing students.

Research Hypothesis Nursing students who participated in cinematic simulation will exhibit better regulation of emotions, resilience, and empathy than those in the control group

Read the detailed description

The current study's population was the second-term "4th level" registered undergraduate nursing candidates in the year 2022/2023.

A sample of 70 randomly selected students from the psychiatric nursing rotation will be included in this study. The study subjects will be divided equally into two groups (study and a control group) matched as much as possible. The exclusion criteria include students who were not willing to participate in the study, those who complained of any mental disorders or had a previous history of any mental problems.

Assigned students will be randomly divided into two groups of intervention; study (n = 35) and control (n = 35). The control group will receive usual training based on the educational objectives of routine methods of lectures, discussion, ...etc.

The study group (35 students) will be divided into 7 small groups of (5 students in each group). In addition to routine training provided for the control group, the students of the intervention group will be provided with micro learning content following the educational topics of the course in the form of short videos of cinematic films reinforcing values of resilience, empathy, and positive emotions in dealing with others.

Objectives for the cinematic simulation included the following: 1) apply the principles of positive emotions, empathetic understanding and resilience to students from diverse backgrounds; 2) analyze the care management process as it relates to assessment, goals, interventions, teaching, and outcomes in mental health nursing; and 3) Reinforcing the psychological role of the professional nurses in caring for patients with different diagnoses.

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Conditions studied

  • Power of Cinematic Simulation on Emotions, Resilience, and Empathy Among Undergraduate Nursing Students
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In context

Lead sponsor

Alexandria University is the lead sponsor of 569 studies on the registry; 125 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Egyptian Nursing students

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

complained of any mental disorders or had a previous history of any mental problems.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
70 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    STUDY GROUP

    The group (35 students) will be divided into 7 small groups of (5 students in each group). In addition to routine training provided for the control group, the students of the intervention group will be provided with micro learning content following the educational topics of the course in the form of short videos of cinematic films reinforcing values of resilience, empathy, and positive emotions in dealing with others. • Pre-simulation activities will also be developed that required watching a tutorial video on how to create a plan of care for such cases. Students also will be provided with background on cinematic simulation and a summary of the characters. Learners will be assigned to one of the films characters and introduced to the assessment tool they would utilize. A pre-briefing discussion on patient confidentiality, nursing role expectations, and developing a plan of care also preceded the activity.

    Behavioral: Cinematic Simulation

  • No intervention
    Cintrol group

    They will receive usual training based on the educational objectives of routine methods of lectures, discussion.

Interventions

  • BehavioralCinematic Simulation

    Comprehensive videos from specific films will be selected as films fitting the needs of participants and the established objectives. The films comprehensively develops several characters enriching the values of positive emotions, resilience and empathy. The intervention film videos will be delivered on 5 sessions for each group (2 sessions per week).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire:

    The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) is a 10-item self-report scale designed to assess habitual use of two commonly used strategies to alter emotion: cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression. Participants respond to each item using a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Cognitive reappraisal involves thinking differently about a situation in order to change its meaning in order to alter one's emotional experience.

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale

    The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) is a test that measures resilience, or readiness to bounce back after a stressful event, tragedy, or trauma. It consists of 25 items, each rated on a 5-point scale (0-4), as follows: not true at all (0), rarely true (1), sometimes true (2), often true (3), and true nearly all the time (4). Reliability, validity, and factor analysis structure of scales were assessed and reference values for study samples were calculated. The ratings result in a number between 0-100, and higher scores indicate higher resilience. Scores are categorized as follows: \< 50% for low resilience levels and ≥50% for high resilience levels.

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ)

    The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire was constructed by (Spreng), 2009. TEQ is a 16-item (eight items are scored negatively and eight items are scored positively) on five-point Likert type scale. The scale assesses the frequency that the statements are considered true and ranges from 0 = never, 1 = rarely, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often to 4 = always)

    Time frame: 2weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Faculty of Nursing
    Alexandria, Egypt
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 15, 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
NCT05728164
Lead sponsor
Alexandria University
Responsible party
Mahmoud Khedr (Lecturer, Alexandria University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 15, 2023
Start date
Jun 2, 2022
Primary completion
Aug 2, 2022
Completion
Feb 1, 2023
Last update
Feb 15, 2023

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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