An interventional study of Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training in Perceived Stress, State Anxiety and Self Efficacy, sponsored by Universiti Sains Malaysia. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United Arab Emirates. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-13.
Sponsored by Universiti Sains Malaysia · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
This study will examine whether student-centred simulation-based skills training helps undergraduate nursing students in the United Arab Emirates feel more confident in coping with difficult situations and experience less stress and anxiety. Simulation-based training allows students to practice skills through realistic scenarios. The study will compare a group receiving this training with a comparison group, using questionnaires before and after the training to assess changes in confidence in coping, perceived stress, and current anxiety.
5,063 studies on the registry are indexed under Anxiety Disorders; 1,408 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 80 across 4,339 interventional studies indexed under Anxiety Disorders.
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Undergraduate nursing students in this group will receive student-centred simulation-based skills training. Coping self-efficacy, perceived stress, and state anxiety will be assessed before and after the intervention.
Behavioral: Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training
Students in this group will continue their routine instruction without receiving the student-centred simulation-based skills training. Coping self-efficacy, perceived stress, and state anxiety will be assessed at the same time points as in the experimental group.
A four-week student-centred simulation-based skills training programme for undergraduate nursing students, comprising one 55-minute session per week. Sessions use role-play with realistic student-centred scenarios and facilitated debriefing to practise coping and stress-management skills. The programme aims to improve coping self-efficacy and reduce perceived stress and state anxiety.
Coping Self-Efficacy at the End of the Four-Week Programme
Coping self-efficacy will be assessed using the 26-item Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). Each item is scored from 0 to 10, giving a total score of 0-260. Higher scores indicate greater coping self-efficacy. Post-intervention scores will be compared between the experimental and comparison groups using ANCOVA, adjusting for baseline CSES scores and pre-specified potential confounders.
Time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
Perceived Stress at the End of the Four-Week Programme
Perceived stress will be assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Positively worded items are reverse-scored, and total scores range from 0 to 40. Higher scores indicate greater perceived stress. Post-intervention scores will be compared between the experimental and comparison groups using ANCOVA, adjusting for baseline PSS-10 scores and pre-specified potential confounders.
Time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
State Anxiety at the End of the Four-Week Programme
State anxiety will be assessed using the six-item State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-6). The summed score is transformed to a range of 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating greater state anxiety. Post-intervention scores will be compared between the experimental and comparison groups using ANCOVA, adjusting for baseline STAI-6 scores and pre-specified potential confounders. Assessments will be conducted under comparable conditions in both groups.
Time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
Students' Perceptions of Educational Practices in the Simulation Programme
Students' perceptions will be assessed using the Educational Practices Questionnaire (EPQ), Student Version, in the experimental group only. The questionnaire assesses active learning, collaboration, diverse ways of learning, and high expectations. Domain and overall scores will be summarised descriptively.
Time frame: End of Week 4, after the final simulation session.
Plan to share: Undecided
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Start is estimated for Mar 2027; primary completion for Apr 2027, 1 month later.
Of 2,720 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Anxiety Disorders, half reached primary completion within 13 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 31. This study's planned 1 month is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 2,789 studies reached it within 12 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 30.
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