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The Effect of Creative Drama Education on Nursing Students' Reflective Thinking and Clinical Decision-Making: A Mixed-Methods Study

NCT07750652 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2026-08-06

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Summary

This randomized controlled mixed-methods study evaluated the effect of creative drama education on nursing students' reflective thinking and clinical decision-making skills. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group receiving creative drama education (n = 40) or a control group participating in case-based discussion sessions (n = 37). Quantitative data were collected before and after the intervention using validated measurement instruments. Following completion of the intervention, qualitative interviews were conducted with participants from the experimental group to explore their learning experiences and provide a deeper explanation of the quantitative findings.

Conditions

  • NURSİNG EDUCATİON
  • Nursing Students
  • Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing
  • Reflective Thinking
  • Creative Drama

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Creative Drama-Based Trainning

Participants in the experimental group received a structured creative drama education program designed to enhance reflective thinking and clinical decision-making skills. The intervention consisted of interactive sessions incorporating warm-up activities, improvisation, role-playing, group enactment of realistic nursing scenarios, reflection, and group discussion. Students actively explored clinical situations by assuming different roles, analyzing patient care problems, and reflecting on their experiences throughout the drama process. The educational content was standardized and delivered by the same instructor using a predefined creative drama program.

BEHAVIORAL

Case-Based Discussion

Participants in the control group received conventional case-based discussion sessions covering the same learning objectives as the experimental group. The sessions included instructor-guided analysis of written clinical cases, question-and-answer activities, and group discussions without the use of creative drama techniques or experiential role-play.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-01
Primary Completion
2025-06-30
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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