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NCT Number: NCT07502079

The Impact of Technology-supported Interactive Teaching in Ethics Education

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of technology-supported interactive teaching in ethics education on nursing students' ethical sensitivity and ethical decision-making levels.

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Key information

Conditions

Ethics Ethical Dilemma Nursing Nursing Student Professional Ethics

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istanbul Aydın Univesity

Istanbul, Florya, 27470, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location contact

Cennet ÇİRİŞ YILDIZ, Associate professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

4441428

About this study

Students selected for the study will be assigned to a technology-assisted instruction group and a traditional instruction group using a pre-prepared randomization checklist.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Being 18 years of age or older Being a second-year nursing student Using a smartphone Not having received prior nursing ethics training Voluntary participation in the research.

Exclusion criteria

Being a first, third, or fourth-year nursing student. Having received prior training in nursing ethics. Not using a smartphone.

Treatment and study plan

Technology-assisted teaching group

Other

Participants in the technology-assisted teaching group will receive an 8-week technology-assisted.

Traditional Teaching Group

Other

Participants in the traditional teaching group will receive ethics training using an 8-week traditional teaching method developed by the researchers.

Primary outcomes

  1. Ethical Dilemma Test in Nursing

    Time frame: Baseline

    The Nursing Dilemma Test (NDT) was developed by Crisham (1981) and its validity and reliability in Turkish were tested by Cerit (2010). Responses to the scale are evaluated using a Likert-type scale, yielding scores for "Principle Thinking (PT)," "Practical Thinking (PT)," and "Familiarity (A)." Principle thinking reflects how much importance nurses place on ethical principles when making ethical decisions. The range of PT scores is between 18 and 66. Practical thinking measures the importance nurses give to environmental factors in ethical issues. The range of PT scores is between 6 and 36. In the familiarity section, scores between 6 and 17 indicate familiarity with a similar situation, while scores between 18 and 30 indicate unfamiliarity.

  2. Moral sensitivity scale

    Time frame: Baseline

    The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale developed by Lutzen et al. (2017) was developed by Tosun (2018). This scale has 30 items and six sub-dimensions. The sub-dimensions are: holistic approach, implementation, autonomy, conflict, beneficence, and orientation. Participants used a seven-point rating scale next to each item, assigning a value between 1 (strongly agree) and 7 (strongly disagree). The total score ranges from 30 to 210, with the level of ethical sensitivity decreasing as the score increases.

  3. Ethical Dilemma Test in Nursing

    Time frame: After 6 weeks.

    The Nursing Dilemma Test (NDT) was developed by Crisham (1981) and its validity and reliability in Turkish were tested by Cerit (2010). Responses to the scale are evaluated using a Likert-type scale, yielding scores for "Principle Thinking (PT)," "Practical Thinking (PT)," and "Familiarity (A)." Principle thinking reflects how much importance nurses place on ethical principles when making ethical decisions. The range of PT scores is between 18 and 66. Practical thinking measures the importance nurses give to environmental factors in ethical issues. The range of PT scores is between 6 and 36. In the familiarity section, scores between 6 and 17 indicate familiarity with a similar situation, while scores between 18 and 30 indicate unfamiliarity.

  4. Moral sensitivity scale

    Time frame: After 6 weeks.

    The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale developed by Lutzen et al. (2017) was developed by Tosun (2018). This scale has 30 items and six sub-dimensions. The sub-dimensions are: holistic approach, implementation, autonomy, conflict, beneficence, and orientation. Participants used a seven-point rating scale next to each item, assigning a value between 1 (strongly agree) and 7 (strongly disagree). The total score ranges from 30 to 210, with the level of ethical sensitivity decreasing as the score increases.

Study contacts

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

Cennet ÇİRİŞ YILDIZ, Associate professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+904441428

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Aydın University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of Technology-supported Interactive Teaching in Ethics Education on Nursing Students' Ethical Sensitivity and Ethical Decision-making Levels. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 30, 2026
Registry last updated
May 14, 2026

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