NCT07389382

The Effectiveness of the Three-dimensional Biochemical Activity Model of Pain

Effect of Three-Dimensional Educational Material Developed for Pain Mechanisms on Motivation and Knowledge Levels

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to develop a pain biochemical activity model taken from a three-dimensional printer and fixed by applying epoxy resin and to investigate the effect of this model on nursing students' understanding of the pain mechanism and their motivation to learn. Methods: The universe of the study consisted of students enrolled in the Biochemistry course at the faculty of nursing of a university in the north of Türkiye during the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Students were divided into three strata based on their achievement average: high (75 and above), moderate (55-75), and low (54 and below). Forty-five students from each stratum were selected using computer-assisted randomization and assigned to the intervention and control groups. "Student Identification Form", "Pain Mechanism Information Form", "Instructional Material Motivation Scale" and The CONSORT checklist were used to collect data.

Conditions

• Pain Management
• 3D Printing
• Education Nursing

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	3D printed pain biochemical activity training model	Computer-generated drawings designed to explain the biochemical mechanism of pain were created using plastic filaments from a 3D printer. Students were divided into small groups of nine using the resulting figures, and the processes of pain mechanisms were explained. At the end of the session, the figures were fixed by applying epoxy resin. After the students poured the epoxy resin onto the models in liquid form, it solidified within six hours, securing the shape as a transparent layer.
OTHER	PowerPoint Presentations	Students in the control group received one hour of training on pain by the same researcher, using face-to-face instruction and PowerPoint presentations. To avoid interaction between the two laboratories, the control group received training first, followed immediately by the intervention group, who were then transferred to the other laboratory.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-12
• Primary completion: 2024-10-12
• Completion: 2025-08-12
• First posted: 2026-02-05
• Last updated: 2026-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)