The Effect of Virtual Simulation Games on Nursing Students' Knowledge, Skills, Confidence and Satisfaction in CVC Care (CVC)

January 27, 2026 updated by: Zeynep Kandemir özsoy

Effect of Virtual Simulation Games on Nursing Students' Knowledge, Skills, Confidence and Satisfaction in CVC Care

This study aims to evaluate the effect of virtual simulation games on developing nursing students' knowledge, skills, confidence, and satisfaction levels regarding central venous catheter care and management. Nursing students will be included in the study, and participants will take part in a virtual simulation game-based training programme. Students' knowledge levels, clinical skills, confidence, and satisfaction with the training will be assessed before and after the training using valid measurement tools. The results obtained aim to reveal whether virtual simulation games are an effective and safe teaching method in nursing education. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the development of innovative teaching methods in nursing education.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is a planned randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the effect of virtual simulation game-based training on developing knowledge, clinical skills, confidence, and satisfaction levels regarding central venous catheter (CVC) care and management among nursing students. The study will be conducted with students enrolled in the university's nursing programme.

Participants will be included in a structured training programme using a virtual simulation game. The training content includes evidence-based practices in central venous catheter care, infection prevention approaches, and safe care steps. The virtual simulation game is designed to allow students to experience clinical decision-making, application sequence, and error awareness in a safe learning environment.

The data collection process in the study will be carried out in two stages: pre-training and post-training. Students' knowledge levels, clinical skills, self-confidence, and satisfaction with the training will be assessed using valid and reliable measurement tools. All assessments will be conducted to determine the effect of the intervention on learning outcomes.

It is anticipated that the findings from this study will provide evidence for the use of virtual simulation games as an effective teaching method in nursing education and contribute to enhancing student competence in central venous catheter care.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

78

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

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
    • Kizilcahamam
      • Ankara, Kizilcahamam, Turkey (Türkiye), 06890
        • Recruiting
        • Ankara University Kızılcahamam Vocational School of Health Services, Kızılcahamam/ANKARA
        • Contact:

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:

  • Students enrolled in the Fundamentals of Nursing course
  • Must volunteer to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having graduated from high school, college or university in a health-related field,
  • Having taken the fundamentals of nursing course
  • Having difficulty understanding and speaking 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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: No Intervention
Participants in this group receive standard theoretical education on central venous catheter care management delivered through lectures and routine instructional materials as part of the nursing curriculum. No virtual simulation game is used in this group.
Other: Standard Nursing Education
Classroom-based theoretical training on central venous catheter care management, routinely provided in the nursing curriculum.
Experimental: Virtual Simulation Game Group
Participants in this group receive game-based virtual simulation training on central venous catheter care management.
Other: Virtual Simulation Game-Based Education
A structured virtual simulation game designed to teach evidence-based central venous catheter care management to nursing students, including interactive scenarios, clinical decision-making tasks, and immediate feedback.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Central Venous Catheter Care Management Knowledge Level
Time Frame: Before training (at the outset) and immediately after training is completed
The level of knowledge of nursing students regarding central venous catheter care management will be measured using a knowledge assessment test developed based on evidence-based guidelines and validated for validity and reliability. The measurement will be conducted comparatively before and after the training. Data will be analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Descriptive statistics will be presented as frequencies and percentages for categorical variables and as mean ± standard deviation or median (minimum-maximum) for continuous variables, as appropriate. Normality will be assessed using skewness and kurtosis values. Baseline comparability between the intervention and control groups will be evaluated using the chi-square test. Changes in knowledge, skill performance, self-confidence, and satisfaction scores before and after the intervention will be analyzed using mixed-design two-way ANOVA, with additional within- and between-group comparisons conducted using appropriate parametric or n
Before training (at the outset) and immediately after training is completed

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical Skill Level for Central Venous Catheter Care
Time Frame: Immediately after the training is completed
The clinical skill level of nursing students regarding central venous catheter care will be assessed using a structured skills checklist. The assessment will be conducted during the post-training period.
Immediately after the training is completed

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Zeynep Kandemir özsoy

Collaborators

Gazi University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Zeynep Kandemir Özsoy, Ankara 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 (Estimated)

March 19, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 25, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 20, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

January 30, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IKCU-NURSING-VIRTUALSIM-CVC-20

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

The individual participant data obtained in this study, with all identifying information removed, will be shared after the publication of the article, upon reasonable request and with the approval of the ethics committee, solely for the purpose of scientific research. Data sharing will take place following the signing of a data usage agreement and the evaluation of the relevant research proposal.

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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