NCT06266845

Efficacy of Gamification With Escape-Room for Arrhythmia Identification in Critical Patients

Efficacy of Gamification With Escape-Room for Arrhythmia Identification in Critical Patients: an Experiment With Nursing Undergraduates

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 53 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Brasilia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Introduction: Health education provided through the escape-room is still a recent approach in educational methodology and tends to be a strategy that benefits nursing students, particularly in gaining knowledge and skills. However, few studies have explored the use of both in-person and virtual escape-room as an educational methodology in nursing. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the gamification strategy through the in-person escape-room model compared to the virtual model in enhancing cognitive and affective competencies for recognizing cardiac arrhythmias in critical care patients within the nursing field. Method: A randomized clinical trial to be conducted with nursing students from higher education institutions in the Federal District, Brazil. Students will undergo a theoretical class on cardiac arrhythmias in critical patients and will then be randomized to experience either the in-person or virtual escape-room scenario. Knowledge tests, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, Satisfaction and Self-confidence Scale in nursing management learning, and perceived gains will be administered pre and post-intervention. Results with p≤0.05 will be considered significant. Expected Results: It is anticipated that this study will contribute to the enhancement and broadening of cognitive and affective competencies in nursing students, improving the quality of care through an active educational strategy like the escape-room, and consequently reducing costs for the Unified Health System by minimizing errors in recognizing clinical changes in critical patients. Additionally, the study aims to address gaps in understanding the use of educational escape-rooms in the field of nursing.

Conditions

• Arrythmia
• Health Education
• Escape-Room

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	In-person Escape Room	The in-person escape room will be conducted in the nursing laboratory of a Higher Education Institution (HEI), equipped with a high-fidelity mannequin to simulate a critical patient and create a realistic environment. Participants will be divided into groups, with one group entering at a time as requested. During the in-person escape room, participants will interact with the patient mannequin, hospital equipment and devices, as well as with objects and clues in the environment. The game duration will be 30 minutes to ensure equal conditions among participants and prevent time distortions. Interactions and participants' performance will be recorded by the facilitator, guiding the feedback.
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Escape-Room	The virtual escape room will be conducted in a classroom of an HEI, utilizing an online platform that allows the virtual reproduction of the game. Each group will have access to a tablet or computer to participate in the game provided by the researcher. During the game, participants will interact with the platform interface and solve challenges to escape the virtual room within 30 minutes. Thus, each group will have a maximum of 30 minutes to complete the escape room, ensuring equal conditions among participants. Records of interactions and participant performance will be logged for later analysis and feedback.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-04
• Primary completion: 2024-11-01
• Completion: 2024-12-31
• First posted: 2024-02-20
• Last updated: 2024-07-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil