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NCT Number: NCT05510492

Effect of Training on IM Injection Practices

The aim of this study is to observe how many nurses perform the steps of creating an air lock, identifying the ventrogluteal site, and applying the Z-track technique in intramuscular injections after theoretical and practical training.

Research Hypotheses

* The rate of administering intramuscular injections into the ventrogluteal site will be higher in the intervention group that receives low-fidelity simulator-based training compared to the control group. * The rate of applying the air-lock technique will be higher in the intervention group that receives low-fidelity simulator-based intramuscular injection training compared to the control group. * The rate of applying the Z-track technique will be higher in the intervention group that receives low-fidelity simulator-based intramuscular injection training compared to the control group.

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Key information

Conditions

Injections

Age range

19 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sağlik, Uygulama Ve Araştirma Hastanesi

Eskişehir, Eski̇şehi̇r, 26030, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This research was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study to observe the extent to which nurses perform the steps of creating an air lock, identifying the ventrogluteal site, and applying the Z-track technique in intramuscular injections after receiving theoretical and practical training.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Nurses working in inpatient services other than emergency, outpatient clinic, operating room and pediatrics of a Health Practice and Research Hospital

Exclusion criteria

  • Nurses who do not agree to participate in the research and/or want to leave the research while it is continuing

Treatment and study plan

Education

Other

THE EXPERIMENT GROUP WAS GIVEN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED EDUCATION,

Other names: THEORETICAL EDUCATION, PRACTICAL TRAINING

APPLIED EDUCATION

Other

the injection was applied on the model by the researcher with the demonstration method according to the "Procedure Steps of Intramuscular Injection with the Z Technique from the Ventrogluteal Region". This process was first ensured by the nurses, and then

Other names: demonstration method

Primary outcomes

  1. In the study, the effectiveness of the skill training given to nurses was measured.

    Time frame: Since the research was in the pre-test post-test design and the post-test was applied at least two weeks later, the data were collected in a period of up to four months.

    In the evaluation, the observation form of the intramuscular injection procedure steps with the Z technique from the Ventrogluteal region was used. After the trainings, the Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale was used. The highest total score that can be obtained from the Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale is 65 and the lowest is 13. The high score that can be obtained from the total of the scale indicates high satisfaction and self-confidence. Since the reliability coefficients of the Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale and its sub-dimensions vary between 0.826 and 0.914, the scale was found to be reliable.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nazike Duruk

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Training on Intramuscular Injection Practice Given to Nurses on Determining the VG Site, Using the Air Lock and Z Technique: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 22, 2022
Registry last updated
Sep 11, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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