The effectiveness of a comprehensive package based on a serious game for improving nurses’ adherence to clinical practice guidelines and the healthcare quality of intensive care units in China

Improving nurses’ adherence to clinical practice guidelines via a comprehensive package based on a serious game in intensive care units in China: protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN60793729

Enrollment

300

Registered

2024-06-26

Start date

2024-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-08

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Conditions

Enhancing ICU nurses’ adherence to clinical practice guidelines and improving the quality of healthcare provided in ICUs in China Not Applicable

Interventions

This study is a 12-month multicenter, parallel-group, individually randomized controlled trial with one intervention and one control arm, using a 1:1 allocation ratio, to evaluate whether the serious

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Certification indicating their status as an intensive care specialist nurse 2. Have a mobile phone or computer 3. Internet access

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not meeting the participant inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence rate to clinical practice guidelines measured using the scores obtained from the serious gaming component at baseline and 6 and 12 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following secondary outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months: 1. Structural components: ICU staffing, medical equipment, quality management systems, and financial status measured using an institutional questionnaire 2. Process-based components: 2.1. Adherence rate to clinical practice guidelines and nurse game scores measured using the data obtained from the serious gaming component 2.2. Patient monitoring frequency measured using patient medical records 2.3. Implementation of infection control measures assessed using a pre-designed questionnaire 2.4. Nurse satisfaction measured using the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire	—

Measure

Time frame

The following secondary outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months: 1. Structural components: ICU staffing, medical equipment, quality management systems, and financial status measured using an institutional questionnaire 2. Process-based components: 2.1. Adherence rate to clinical practice guidelines and nurse game scores measured using the data obtained from the serious gaming component 2.2. Patient monitoring frequency measured using patient medical records 2.3. Implementation of infection control measures assessed using a pre-designed questionnaire 2.4. Nurse satisfaction measured using the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire

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Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMin Su

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Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026