Crossword Puzzle Activity on Students' Knowledge Level

January 3, 2026 updated by: Gulden Basit, Necmettin Erbakan University

The Effect of Crossword Puzzle Activity on Nursing Students' Knowledge Level Regarding Safe Medication Practices: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a crossword puzzle activity designed for nursing students on their knowledge levels regarding safe medication practices. Students will be divided into two groups: the intervention group will complete a course-related crossword puzzle activity, and the control group will receive standard theoretical instruction.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a crossword puzzle activity designed for nursing students on their knowledge levels regarding safe medication practices. Students will be divided into two groups: the intervention group will complete a course-related crossword puzzle activity for seven weeks, and the control group will receive standard theoretical instruction.Students will be randomly assigned to groups. A knowledge test on safe medication practices will be administered before the intervention and at the end of the 7-week period.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

46

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 (Türkiye)
    • Konya
      • Meram, Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)
        • Necmettin Erbakan 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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Volunteering to participate in the study
  • Being in the final year of nursing
  • Taking the safe medication practices course for the first time

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Being a foreign national and having problems reading and understanding Turkish

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: crossword puzzle
In addition to theoretical topics, the intervention group will participate in a puzzle activity related to the topic covered in the course for 7 weeks.
Other: active learning method (crossword puzzle)
Students in the intervention group will participate in a crossword puzzle activity, which is one of the active learning methods.
No Intervention: control
The control group will receive standard theoretical training.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Nursing Students' Knowledge Level Regarding Safe Medication Practices
Time Frame: at the end of the seven weeks
Nursing Students' Knowledge Level Regarding Safe Medication Practices
at the end of the seven weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Necmettin Erbakan University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gülden Basit, Dr., Necmettin Erbakan University

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)

November 21, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 2, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

January 2, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 17, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2025

First Posted (Estimated)

November 21, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GIU-2025-26

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Research data may be requested from authors, but will not be shared in a database or on any site.

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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