Effect of an Educational Session for Abortive Women on Maternity Nurses' Practices (EESAW-MNP)

February 28, 2026 updated by: Mansoura University

Effect of Educational Sessions for Abortive Care on Maternity Nurses' Performance

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of structured educational sessions for abortive women on the practices of maternity nurses.

The study aims to enhance nurses' clinical skills and patient care related to abortion management.

Participants will:

Attend educational sessions designed to improve nursing practices

Participate in activities and discussions led by experienced instructors

Be observed before and after the sessions to assess changes in clinical practices

The study will compare nursing practices before and after the intervention to determine the overall impact of the educational sessions on professional performance and patient care quality.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

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 Contact

Study Locations

    • Dakahlia Governorate
      • Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, 35516
        • Mansoura University Hospital

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

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Registered maternity nurses working in obstetrics or gynecology departments.

Having at least one year of clinical experience in maternity or reproductive health units.

Willing to participate and provide informed consent.

Able to read and understand the educational materials provided.

Present at the workplace during the study and follow-up periods.

Not previously involved in similar abortion care training programs.

Exclusion Criteria:

Nurses on maternity or annual leave during the study period.

Administrative or non-clinical nursing staff.

Nurses with less than one year of professional experience.

Refusal to participate or withdrawal at any stage of the study.

Attendance of any concurrent external training on abortion or reproductive health during the study.

Incomplete participation in the educational intervention sessions.

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Educational Intervention Group
All maternity nurses in this study received an educational intervention about abortion care practices, including pre-, immediate-, and post-abortion nursing care. The intervention aimed to improve nurses' practical skills through lectures, demonstrations, and discussions
The educational intervention consisted of structured training sessions for maternity nurses focusing on abortion care practices, including lectures, demonstrations, and discussions to improve skills and practices

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improvement in maternity nurses' practices regarding abortion care
Time Frame: Before and three months after the educational intervention
The primary outcome will measure change in maternity nurses' practices repre, immediate and post-abortion care using practical observational checklist for abortive care and structured evaluation tool administered before and after the educational sessions .
Before and three months after the educational intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 22, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 22, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 3, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 3, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 28, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FNCU-NURSE-ABWOMEN-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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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