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A Robotic Mental Health Simulation Intervention to Enhance Professional Identity, Interpersonal Communication Competence, and Emotional Intelligence Among Saudi Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study

NCT07627646 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-06-04

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Summary

A quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up design will be used. Nursing students assigned to the intervention group will participate in structured robotic mental health simulation sessions involving interactions with a robot programmed to portray patients experiencing common psychiatric conditions, while the control group will receive traditional teaching methods. Outcomes will be assessed using validated measures of professional identity, interpersonal communication competence, and emotional intelligence before the intervention, immediately after completion, and three months later to determine both immediate and sustained educational effects

Conditions

  • Mental Health Simulation
  • Professional Identity
  • Interpersonal Communication Competence

Interventions

DEVICE

Mental Health Robotic Simulation Training

Mental Health Robotic Simulation Training is an educational intervention that utilizes a humanoid or socially assistive robot programmed to simulate patients experiencing psychiatric and emotional conditions, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, aggressive behavior, and emotional distress. The intervention is integrated into the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing course and provides structured simulation experiences focused on therapeutic communication, mental health assessment, nurse-patient relationship development, crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, emotional support, and de-escalation strategies. Each simulation session includes pre-briefing, active interaction with the robotic patient, and faculty-guided debriefing. The intervention aims to enhance nursing students' professional identity, interpersonal communication competence, and emotional intelligence through experiential and reflective learning.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alexandria University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
27 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-15
Primary Completion
2026-06-15
Completion
2026-06-15

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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