The Effect of an Escape Room Simulation on Nursing Students' Educational Leadership Skills: An Experimental Study

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of an escape room simulation on educational leadership skills among undergraduate nursing students. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does participation in an escape room simulation improve nursing students' educational leadership skills, including visionary, instructional, and scientific leadership?

Are there differences in educational leadership outcomes between students who participate in an escape room simulation and those who receive traditional teaching methods?

Researchers will compare an escape room simulation to traditional teaching methods to determine whether the simulation-based approach is more effective in improving educational leadership skills.

Participants will:

Be assigned to either an escape room simulation group or a traditional teaching group

Complete the Educational Leadership Scale before and after the intervention

Participate in a single escape room simulation session (experimental group only)

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Key information

Conditions

Educational Leadership Leadership

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Near East University

Mersin-10, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Those who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Students who cannot participate in the simulation due to health conditions

Treatment and study plan

Escape Room Simulation

Behavioral

An escape room-based simulation implemented in a nursing laboratory setting. Participants work in small groups to solve scenario-based challenges within a limited time. The intervention is designed to support the development of educational leadership skills through experiential learning and problem-solving activities.

Traditional Teaching Methods

Other

Participants receive traditional teaching methods without the use of simulation or game-based learning during the study period.

Primary outcomes

Educational Leadership Scale for Nursing Students Total Score

Time frame: Baseline and immediately after intervention (approximately 4 weeks)

The Educational Leadership Scale for Nursing Students will be used to assess educational leadership. The scale consists of 19 items and 3 subdimensions: visionary leadership, instructional leadership, and scientific leadership. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 19 to 95, with higher scores indicating better educational leadership skills.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Near East University, Turkey

Other

Registry information

Acronym: Educational Le

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Mar 30, 2026
Registry last updated: Mar 30, 2026

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