Evaluation of the Efficiency of Z Technique Training

April 26, 2025 updated by: Nadiye BARIŞ EREN, Tarsus University

Evaluation of the Efficiency of Training for Nurses to Use the Z Technique in Intramuscular Injection Application

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate of the efficiency of training for nurses to use the Z technique in intramuscular injection application.

The main question it aims to answer is:

• Is there an effect of training on the use of Z technique in intramuscular injection practice of nurses?

The sample size was calculated as a minimum of 64 people. It consists of nurses who volunteered to participate in the study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The research was designed in a semi-experimental single group in the pretest-posttest order and will be carried out in four stages:

In the 1st Stage: The socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses and their knowledge levels about the Z technique will be evaluated before the training.

In the 2nd stage: Training will be given on the Z technique on the planned day, time and place. The education is planned to be given at Tarsus University. The training content will be presented to the participants as a powerpoint presentation (30 min), laboratory practice (15 min) and question-answer (15 min).

In the 3rd Stage: After the training, the knowledge levels and skills of the nurses regarding the Z technique will be evaluated.

In the 4th Stage: 1 month after the training, the use cases of the Z technique will be evaluated.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

75

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • Tarsus
      • Mersin, Tarsus, Turkey, 33400
        • Tarsus University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All nurses who volunteer, work in the hospital and perform injections will take part in the research as participants.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants who do not continue the study or who express that they want to leave and who do not apply injections in the clinic they work will be excluded from the study.

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: After the training, the knowledge levels and skills of the nurses about the Z technique
Other: Z Technique Training
Training on Z technique will be given on the planned day, time and place. The education is planned to be given at Tarsus University. The training content will be presented to the participants as a powerpoint presentation (30 min), laboratory practice (15 min) and question-answer (15 min).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knowledge levels for the Z technique
Time Frame: 10 min
After the training, the knowledge levels of the nurses about the Z technique will be evaluated.
10 min
Skill levels for the Z technique
Time Frame: 10 min
After the training, the skill levels of the nurses about the Z technique will be evaluated.
10 min
Frequency of Using the Z Technique
Time Frame: 1 month after the training.
Z technique use cases will be evaluated 1 month after the training.
1 month after the training.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Nurses' Descriptive Characteristics
Time Frame: 10 min
The sociodemographic and working characteristics of the nurses before the training and the characteristics of the use of the Z technique in intramuscular injection will be examined.
10 min

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Tarsus University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nadiye BARIS EREN, Tarsus University

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 30, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

October 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 26, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 26, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

July 6, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 30, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2025

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TarsusU-NBARISEREN-001

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

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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