Enhancing Nursing Students' Empathy and Learning in Parkinson's Disease Through High-Fidelity Simulation and Blended Learning

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a multimodal Parkinson's disease-focused intervention on empathy levels and perceived theoretical-practical learning in third-year undergraduate nursing students. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will students receiving the multimodal intervention demonstrate significantly higher levels of clinical empathy compared to those receiving standard simulation-based workshops? * Will the intervention significantly improve awareness of Parkinson's disease (PD) quality of life and the internalisation of the patient's lived experience? Researchers will compare the experimental group, which receives a multimodal approach including blended learning and a simulated home environment, to a control group receiving standard simulation workshops on physiological aging to see if the multimodal strategy offers superior outcomes in clinical awareness and empathy development. Participants will: * Attend a two-hour initial theoretical session regarding neurodegenerative disorders and nursing care. * Complete digital blended-learning micro-capsules covering PD pathophysiology and authentic patient testimonials (Experimental Group only). * Engage in high-fidelity physical simulation using GERT® suits to perform activities of daily living (e.g., dressing, eating, and walking) within either a recreated domestic environment or a standard classroom setting. * Participate in a structured debriefing session focused on reflective analysis of the emotional and functional impact of Parkinson's symptoms. * Complete validated self-administered instruments during pretest and posttest phases to measure empathy, satisfaction, and perception of learning.

What you commit to

• Study type: Interventional
• Participants enrolled: 84
• From 1 Feb 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2025
• 1 site in 1 country
• Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who the study is looking for

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

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