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Effectiveness of Serious Games on Nursing Students' Clinical Reasoning
Sponsor: Do Thi Kim Chi
Summary
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of serious game-based learning compared with conventional learning in improving clinical reasoning among nursing students in Vietnam. Additionally, the study will assess students' self-confidence in pediatric nursing care, intrinsic motivation, and satisfaction with the learning experience. A minimum of 104 second-year nursing students will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group (serious game-based learning) or the control group (conventional learning). Both groups will receive six teaching sessions based on the content of the Pediatric Care Nursing curriculum, conducted outside the formal curriculum, with each session lasting approximately three hours. Outcomes will be measured at multiple time points, while learning satisfaction will be assessed immediately after completion of the intervention.
Official title: The Effectiveness of Serious Games in Improving Nursing Students' Clinical Reasoning in Vietnam
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
104
Start Date
2026-09-20
Completion Date
2026-12-15
Last Updated
2026-09-08
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Serious game - based learning
Participants in the intervention group will receive six weekly serious game-based learning sessions. Each 3-hour session will include a lecture, serious game play, group presentation, discussion, and reflection.
Conventional teaching
Participants in the control group will receive traditional teaching covering the same topics as the intervention group. The intervention will be delivered in one 3-hour session per week for up to 6 weeks. Each session will consist primarily of instructor-led lectures using presentation slides. Clinical scenarios will be presented by the instructor through lecture slides without small-group discussion. Question-and-answer activities will be conducted after the lecture.
Locations (1)
Bach Mai Medical college, Bach Mai hospital
Hà Nội, Vietnam