The Effect of Podcast Use on Waste Management on Nursing Students'

April 22, 2026 updated by: Yadigar Ordu, Necmettin Erbakan University

The Effect of Podcast Use on Waste Management on Nursing Students' Knowledge Level and Satisfaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study will be conducted to measure the effect of podcast use on waste management on nursing students' knowledge and satisfaction. The study was planned as a randomized controlled pretest-posttest study. The study sample will consist of 100 first-year students (50: Control; 50: Intervention) enrolled in the 2025-2026 Spring semester at Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Nursing. The study is planned to be conducted in February-March 2026 during the Spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Data will be collected from first-year nursing students in a face-to-face classroom setting. Data will be collected using a "Personal Information Form," a "Waste Management Knowledge Test," and a "Satisfaction with Teaching Methods Survey." The data obtained from the study will be analyzed in a computer environment using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Data will be evaluated using descriptive statistics. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test will be used to assess data for normal distribution. If data are normally distributed, the Independent Samples t-test will be used to compare two independent groups, the Paired Samples t-test will be used to compare two dependent groups, and the Pearson correlation will be used to compare the relationships between scales. If data are not normally distributed, the Mann-Whitney U test will be used to compare two groups.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

As with all healthcare professionals, student nurses may experience negative outcomes during clinical practice, such as infection transmission and sharps injuries. Proper waste disposal is crucial for the safety of patients and healthcare professionals, as is the knowledge level of both nurses and student nurses regarding waste management. Hospital-acquired infections can be prevented through medical waste management. It is equally important for nurses to be knowledgeable about preventing hospital-acquired infections. Equally important, student nurses should receive training in this area. Descriptive studies on waste management among nursing students have identified a lack of knowledge about waste management, and demographic characteristics (such as age, gender, and waste management training) influence their knowledge levels. The literature review found no studies other than descriptive studies on waste management. Student nurses are more likely to encounter problems such as infection transmission or sharps injuries when they first enter clinical practice. Waste management is crucial for student nurses to avoid these problems. Unless waste management is properly learned and implemented, patients and all healthcare professionals may be exposed to infectious infections such as hospital-acquired infections. To protect human and environmental health, waste management should be taught and practiced from the first year of nursing onward. Podcasts allow for the reach of a very wide audience. Podcast use is increasing in undergraduate nursing education. However, there is still a lack of literature evaluating the impact of podcast use in health education. It has been found that using topic-appropriate podcasts in undergraduate nursing education increases the knowledge and practical skills of nursing students. Podcats are an effective, innovative, and cost-effective learning technique for social interaction. The use of podcasts as a learning technique in health education has resulted in behavioral changes and increased satisfaction. In a study using podcasts in conjunction with a different learning technique, nursing students were asked to listen to a podcast before class using a flipped classroom method. This study observed that the use of podcasts in learning supports flexibility in education.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
91

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time.
  • Voluntarily participating in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having graduated from a Health Vocational High School or having previously taken the
  • Fundamentals of Nursing course,
  • Having difficulty understanding and speaking Turkish,
  • Not attending the theoretical training on the day of the waste management course,
  • Having hearing loss, requiring the use of hearing aids, or having a condition that prevents the use of headphones,
  • Not having the necessary equipment (phone, headphones, or internet access) to listen to the podcast content,
  • Not attending the podcast event.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Intervention
Theoretical lectures and podcast listening
Other: Podcast listening
A podcast will be prepared to teach waste management to nursing students. Students will be able to listen to the podcast.
No Intervention: Control
Theoretical lectures

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Waste management information
Time Frame: Up to 1 month
Nursing students' waste management knowledge levels will be determined. The "Waste Management Knowledge Test," developed by the researchers, will be used for this purpose.
Up to 1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Satisfaction with the teaching method
Time Frame: Up to 1 month
Nursing students' satisfaction with learning by listening to podcasts will be determined. A "Satisfaction with Teaching Methods Survey" developed by the researchers will be used for this purpose.
Up to 1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Necmettin Erbakan University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
February 4, 2026

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
February 11, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 25, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 17, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
November 17, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
November 21, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
April 23, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
April 22, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
April 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • Podcast

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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