Effect of Cultural Competence Training on Nurses' Cultural Competence Levels and Patients' Perceptions of Culturally Competent Care

January 10, 2026 updated by: Oyku Ozturk
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a cultural competence training program based on Gülbu Tanrıverdi's Environment-Oriented Cultural Competence Model in improving nurses' cultural competence levels and in enhancing patients' perceptions of culturally competent care. The study adopts a mixed-method design including a randomized controlled pre-test/post-test intervention for nurses and semi-structured interviews with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 Locations

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:

  • Have not previously received any training on transcultural nursing or cultural competence

Currently working in units that provide care to international adult patients

Not holding a managerial or administrative position

Voluntarily agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have lived or stayed abroad for more than six months

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Arm
The nurse who is in intervention arm will be in training programme.
Behavioral: Cultural Competence Training Program
A four-week behavioral educational program designed to improve nurses' cultural competence, based on Tanrıverdi's Environment-Oriented Cultural Competence Model. The program involves interactive lectures, case discussions, and reflection-based exercises focused on culturally competent care practices. Educational program is still developing, so it can be changed.
No Intervention: Control Arm
The nurse in the control group will not undergo any procedure.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Nurses' Cultural Competence Score
Time Frame: Baseline (Pre-test, Week 0) and after completion of the 4-week training (Post-test, Week 4)
The primary outcome will be the change in nurses' cultural competence levels before and after the training intervention. Cultural competence will be measured using the Nurse Cultural Competence Scale (NCCS), which assesses awareness, knowledge, sensitivity, and skills related to culturally competent care.
Baseline (Pre-test, Week 0) and after completion of the 4-week training (Post-test, Week 4)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oyku Ozturk

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)

June 7, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 26, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2025

First Posted (Estimated)

December 9, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 13, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KUN-OO-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

The individual-level data will not be shared outside the research team. Only aggregated and anonymized results will be published in academic journals.

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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