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Crossword Puzzle Activity on Students' Knowledge Level

The Effect of Crossword Puzzle Activity on Nursing Students' Knowledge Level Regarding Safe Medication Practices: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07242755
Enrollment
46
Registered
2025-11-21
Start date
2025-11-21
Completion date
2026-01-02
Last updated
2026-01-06

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Conditions

Knowledge

Brief summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a crossword puzzle activity designed for nursing students on their knowledge levels regarding safe medication practices. Students will be divided into two groups: the intervention group will complete a course-related crossword puzzle activity, and the control group will receive standard theoretical instruction.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a crossword puzzle activity designed for nursing students on their knowledge levels regarding safe medication practices. Students will be divided into two groups: the intervention group will complete a course-related crossword puzzle activity for seven weeks, and the control group will receive standard theoretical instruction.Students will be randomly assigned to groups. A knowledge test on safe medication practices will be administered before the intervention and at the end of the 7-week period.

Interventions

OTHERactive learning method (crossword puzzle)

Students in the intervention group will participate in a crossword puzzle activity, which is one of the active learning methods.

Sponsors

Necmettin Erbakan University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Volunteering to participate in the study * Being in the final year of nursing * Taking the safe medication practices course for the first time

Exclusion criteria

* Being a foreign national and having problems reading and understanding Turkish

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Nursing Students' Knowledge Level Regarding Safe Medication Practicesat the end of the seven weeksNursing Students' Knowledge Level Regarding Safe Medication Practices

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026