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Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Training in Nursing Students

NCT07521917 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-04-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effect of a child abuse and neglect awareness training program on the knowledge and awareness levels of nursing students. Child abuse and neglect remain significant global public health issues, and healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, play a key role in early recognition and intervention.

The study will be conducted among undergraduate nursing students at a university in Istanbul, Turkey. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group. Both groups will complete a pre-test to assess baseline knowledge levels. The experimental group will receive a structured training program on child abuse and neglect delivered by an expert nurse working at a Child Advocacy Center under the Ministry of Health, while the control group will not receive any intervention during the study period.

One month after the intervention, both groups will complete a post-test to assess changes in knowledge and awareness levels. The primary outcome of the study is the difference in awareness test scores between the pre-test and post-test. The findings are expected to contribute to improving educational strategies and enhancing the competencies of future nurses in recognizing and managing child abuse and neglect cases.

Conditions

  • Child Abuse
  • Child Neglect
  • Awareness
  • Nursing Education

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Training

A structured educational program delivered by an expert nurse working at a Child Advocacy Center, covering types, signs, legal aspects, and management of child abuse and neglect.

OTHER

No Intervention

Participants in the control group will not receive any training or intervention during the study period. After completion of data collection, the training will be offered to the control group for ethical considerations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Arel University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-15
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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