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NCT Number: NCT07028892

Gamified Learning for Pressure Injury Prevention

The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to define the effect of gamified teaching methods for pressure injury prevention in intensive care nurses. The main questions it aims to answer are:

H1: The gamified learning experience will increase the nurses' knowledge of pressure injury prevention compared to the control group.

H2: The gamified learning experience will increase the nurses' skills in pressure injury prevention compared to the control group.

H3: The gamified learning experience will increase the nurses' attitude toward pressure injury prevention compared to the control group.

Researchers will compare two arm to see if there is a difference in knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Participants in the experimental group will be educated via a gamified mobile learning application.

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Key information

Conditions

Pressure Injuries Pressure Ulcer Pressure Ulcer Prevention Skin Diseases Skin Ulcer Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UMass Chan Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

Location contact

Priscilla Gazarian, Ph.D.

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sonia Martinath

CONTACT

[email protected]

(508) 856-8999

About this study

The inclusion criteria for the participants are: (a) being a registered nurse for more than one year, (b) being more than 18 years old, (c) having at least an associate degree in nursing, and (d) having a smartphone or tablet to be able to download the game application.

The Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool (PUKAT) will assess PI knowledge (Manderlier et al., 2017)

The Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention instrument (APuP) will assess PI attitude (Beeckman et al., 2010) .

PI assessment skills will be performed in the skills laboratory at the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing with pressure injuries in various stages (stage one, stage two, stage three, stage four, unstageable stage, and deep tissue pressure injury) on the wound model. The researchers will create and validate a "Pressure Injury Evaluation Form."

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being Registered Nurse for more than 1 year
  • Having at least an associate degree of nursing
  • Having a smart-phone or tablet
  • Being more than 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

A gamified mobile learning

Device

There will be a gamified environment in a mobile application with case scenarios on pressure injury prevention designed by researchers.

Booklet training

Other

Nurses will receive training via a booklet about prevention of pressure injuries.

Primary outcomes

  1. Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Level

    Time frame: 10 weeks

    The Outcome will be measured by "The Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool (PUKAT 2.0)". PUKAT 2.0 is a 26-item questionnaire that assesses nurses' knowledge of pressure injury in six areas: etiology and development (six items), classification and observation (five items), risk assessment (two items), and nutrition (one item).

  2. Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention

    Time frame: 10 weeks

    Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention instrument (APuP) will be used for defining attitude level of ICU nurses. APuP is a reliable and valid instrument to assess attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention. There are 13 items in this scale, each of them evaluated with a 5-point Likert.

Secondary outcomes

  1. System Usability

    Time frame: 10 weeks

    System Usability Scale (SUS) will be used. In this study, a gamified mobile application for the prevention of pressure injuries will be developed. SUS will be used to evaluate the usability of the application.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Priscilla Gazarian, Ph.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

Sinan Aydogan, Ph.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+905457137919

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Other

Collaborators

  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science
  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Registry information

Official study title

Gamified Learning for Pressure Injury Prevention: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Among Nurses

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jun 19, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 19, 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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