Crossword Puzzle Activity on Students'… | Clinical Trial

Key information

Conditions

Knowledge

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Necmettin Erbakan University

Meram, Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

active learning method (crossword puzzle)

Other

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

Primary outcomes

Nursing Students' Knowledge Level Regarding Safe Medication Practices

Time frame: at the end of the seven weeks

Nursing Students' Knowledge Level Regarding Safe Medication Practices

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Necmettin Erbakan University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Nov 21, 2025
Registry last updated: Jan 6, 2026

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