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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/04/052078 [Registered on: 27/04/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   A research to find out the impact of psychological skill training and motivational counseling on the level of self-confidence, self-control, anxiety and their skills among nursing students in nursing institute in the city. 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of Psychological Skills Training and Motivational Counseling on level of self-efficacy, self-regulation, anxiety, and skill performance among nursing students in selected nursing educational institutions in the city. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Meena Ganapathy 
Designation  Principal cum Professor 
Affiliation  Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samsthas Smt. Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education 
Address  Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samsthas Smt Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing education Pune. Principal office, ground floor, nursing department
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samsthas Smt Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education MKSSS campus Karvenagar Pune, principal office, ground floor, nursing department
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411052
India 
Phone  9860407994  
Fax  02025475020  
Email  meena.ganapathy@mksssbtine.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Laishangbam Bijayalakshmi Devi 
Designation  Associate Professor PhD scholar 
Affiliation  Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan SamsthasSmt. Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education 
Address  Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samsthas Smt Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education MKSSS campus Karvenagar Pune, Ground floor, First year staff room, First M.Sc.Nursing department.
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samsthas Smt Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education MKSSS campus Karvenagar Pune. Ground floor, First year staff room, First M.Sc. Nursing department.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411052
India 
Phone  9225504086  
Fax  02025475020  
Email  bijayalakshmi@mksssbtine.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Laishangbam Bijayalakshmi Devi 
Designation  Associate Professor PhD scholar 
Affiliation  Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan SamsthasSmt. Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education 
Address  Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samsthas Smt Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education MKSSS campus Karvenagar Pune Ground floor, First year staff room, First M.Sc.Nursing department.
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samsthas Smt Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education MKSSS campus Karvenagar Pune Ground floor, First year staff room, First M.Sc.Nursing department.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411052
India 
Phone  9225504086  
Fax  02025475020  
Email  bijayalakshmi@mksssbtine.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
The investigator initiated sponsor, Maharshi Karve Stree Shiksan Samsthas Smt. Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education, Karvenagar, Pune Ground floor first year staff room, First year M.Sc. nursing department. Pincode- 411052 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Laishangbam Bijayalakshmi Devi 
Address  MKSSS Smt. Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing education, Karvenagar, Pune 411052 
Type of Sponsor  Other [The investigator initiated sponsor] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 4  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sripriya GopalKrishnan  Sadhu Vaswani College of Nursing  Sadhu Vaswani College of Nursing Sadhu Vaswani Missions Medical Complex 7 9 Principal office, first floor, nursing administrative department. Koregaon Park Pune Maharashtra 411001
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02066099960

svcon2006@gmail.com 
Dr Jyoti Naikare  Sinhgad College of Nursing,  Sinhgad College of Nursing, Nursing buiding, Principal office, second floor, administrative block.Sinhgad hospital campus Pune Maharashtra
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02024106142

principal.scon@sinhgad.edu 
Prof Lt Col Retd Shobha Naidu  St Andrews College of Nursing  St Andrews College of Nursing Principal office, first floor, nursing building, 283 Dinkarrav Javalkar Rd Sathe Colony Shukrawar Peth Pune Maharashtra 411002
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02042232591

standrewscon@gmail.com 
Dr Shrelekha Rajesh  Tehmi Grant Institute of Nursing Education   Tehmi Grant Institute of Nursing Education, Vice Principal office, second floor, nursing administrative department 13-Tadiwala Road, Opposite Hotel Meru, Pune-411001, Maharashtra.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02066455688

tgine@rubyhall.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 5  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Royal Pune Independent Ethics Committee   Approved 
Sadhu Vaswani College of Nursing  No Objection Certificate 
Sinhgad College of Nursing  No Objection Certificate 
St. Andrews College of Nursing  No Objection Certificate 
Tehme Grant Institute of Nursing Education  No Objection Certificate 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Overall physically and mentally stable human volunteers free from any acute or chronic health diseases with good eyesight and hearing capacity 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Counseling  MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELING: Intervention for group B (treatment B) Motivational counseling session will be conducted by investigator base on motivational interviewing model. It is to be noted that the last phase i.e. implementation phase depart from MI model, hence this motivational counseling differ from MI in this aspect as it include implementation, more directive intervention in the group counseling with inclusion of mindfulness as an active intervention component. This phases will be overlapping or re-initiating as need arise. The motivational counseling will include a total of 12 offline sessions for 45 minutes in face to face group format with 15 minutes of group activity like mindfulness etc. and daily 20 minutes guided practice on-line session (no on-line session on the day of offline session) in span of 6 weeks of duration in 42 days. A log book will be given to all participants for recording. 1. Engaging phase, in this phase, the counselor in role of facilitator explores perceived positive and negative aspects of change. Open-ended questions are used to elicit participant’s expression, and reflective paraphrase is used to reinforce key points of motivation counseling with specific group activity in 2 offline sessions in a week of 45 minutes and mindfulness activity at the end of each session for 15 minutes, and daily on-line guided mindfulness practice for 20 minutes. 2. Focusing phase, the counselor will explore ambivalent, weighing the pros and cons of change or performance improvement among group members or individually within group with specific group activity in 2 offline sessions in a week of 45 minutes with breath work, and mindfulness activity for 15 minutes, and daily on-line guided mindfulness practice for 20 minutes. 3. Evoking phase, the counselor will facilitate behavioral change among the individuals in the group and as groups dynamic begins and started considering options for changing certain aspect of their life with specific group activity in 2 offline sessions in a week of 45 minutes and mindfulness practice activity for 15 minutes, and daily on-line guided mindfulness practice for 20 minutes. 4. Planning phase, the counselor facilitate group involves in taking specific steps to dwell and plan strategies to accomplish change with specific activity and group assignments like implementation intention, conducted in 2 offline sessions in a week with duration of 45 minutes and mindfulness practice activity for 15 minutes, and daily on-line guided mindfulness practice for 20 minutes. 5. Implementation phase, involves actual action, implementing it using specifics strategies as group members within the group. A vicarious video viewing experience, especially design for blood pressure measuring skill will be shown in this phase for 8 minutes. This phase is plan to achieve in 4 offline sessions in two week with duration of 45 minutes and mindfulness practice for 15 minutes, and daily mindfulness practice for 20 minutes  
Intervention  Psychological Skills Training  PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILL TRAINING-Intervention for group A (treatment A) Phases of the Psychological Skills Training (PST) Program: these session will be conducted by the investigator. There will be three phases which are given in brief below. The PST will favor to enhance self-efficacy, self-regulation, and skill performance and at the same time, reduce anxiety. The psychological skills training will include a total of 12 offline sessions for 45 minutes in face to face group format and daily 20 minutes guided practice online sessions (no online session on the day of offline session) in span of 6 weeks of duration in 42 days. 1. The educational phase: This phase will focus on developing the understanding and importance of Psychological Skill Training The instruction will be given by the investigator. Two offline sessions of 45 minutes for a week in group and daily 20 minutes online guided practice group sessions (except the day of offline session) on goal setting technique. A log book will be given to all participants (semester 1 and or 2 nursing students) for recording. 2. The acquisition phase: This phase focuses on learning the specific methods for acquiring and developing the specified psychological skills as procedural learning process in six offline sessions for 45 minutes duration in span of 3 weeks and daily 20 minutes online guided practice group sessions (except the day of offline session) on psychological skills i.e. goal setting, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery and rehearsal and attention training and record the practice daily in log book. 3. The practice phase: In this phase, participants/ subject will be shown a selected vicarious experience in form of video (BP measurement skill) for 8 minutes. It is assume that, subject’s participants are aware of theoretical aspect of what is manual B.P. apparatus operation in novice level. They will practice this selected procedure using the specific PST method taught in span of 2 weeks during 5 sessions of 45 minutes duration and online guided daily practice of 20 minutes.  
Comparator Agent  Standard training in nursing institutes  Standard training in nursing institutes. participants or nursing students of semester 1 and or 2 who are getting standard usual routine education services routinely provided in the settings from which trial participants are recruited. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  35.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Only first-year nursing students (semesters 1 and 2) will be included in the study.
Nursing students between the age groups of 18 years to 35 years of age.
Nursing students who are a healthy individual
Both male and female nursing students will be included in the study.
Nursing students who understand, read and write Hindi, and English language will be included in the study.
Nursing students who have understood, completed, and sign the informed consent voluntarily for the study.
Nursing students who are exposed to the fundamental concept of blood pressure measurement in theory classes and/or in simulation.
Nursing students who have the ability to follow instructions during intervention sessions.
Nursing students who have attended all the intended intervention training protocols of the study.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Nursing student who have been diagnosed with acute or chronic medical/mental conditions.
Nursing student who would not be able to understand and follow the intervention session’s instruction training
Nursing students who have already experienced or are sensitized with psychological skill training or motivational interviewing counseling or its form of training previously.
Nursing student who had attended a similar research project.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Intervention A: Difference of 10% improvement in self-efficacy, self-regulation, skill performance score and 10% reduction in anxiety level among nursing students after 6 weeks of intervention of PST (Psychological Skills Training) in post intervention assessment after 2 months and 4 months
Intervention B: Difference of 10% improvement in self-efficacy, self-regulation, skill performance score and 10% reduction in anxiety level among nursing students after 6 weeks of intervention of MC (Motivational Counseling) in post intervention assessment after 2 months and 4 months.

 
Time points 1, Time points 2, time points 3 and time points 4. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Intervention A: Maintaining 10% improvement from baseline data scores more than self-efficacy, self-regulation, skill performance score and 10% reduction in anxiety level among nursing students after 6 weeks of intervention of PST (Psychological Skills Training) in post intervention assessment after 2 months and 4 months
Intervention B: Maintaining 10% improvement from baseline data scores more than self-efficacy, self-regulation, skill performance score and 10% reduction in anxiety level among nursing students after 6 weeks of intervention of MC (Motivational Counseling) in post intervention assessment after 2 months and 4 months.
Qualitative interview finding by memoing interviews during intervention duration, validating the primary outcome through thematic analysis. 
Time point 1, Time point 2,Time points 3 and time points 4 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="108"
Sample Size from India="108" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "114"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="114" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/05/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 30/06/2024 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   None yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This research topic ‘A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of psychological skills training (PST) and motivational counseling (MC) on the level of self-efficacy, self-regulation, anxiety, and skill performance among nursing students in selected nursing educational institutions in the city.-[PST, MC, GSE, GAD-7, SSRQ] is conducted as a partial fulfillment for Ph.D in nursing under Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik.

The investigator hope to apply the concept of Psychological skills training as part of mainstream practice among nursing students in the nursing professional and curious to know its impact of PST on nursing student self-efficacy, self-regulation, their nursing skill performance and tackle their anxiety issue. At the same time,the investigator is investigating to know the novel version of motivational counseling group format style base on MI model in combination with mindfulness practice, would be another way to enhance nursing student self-efficacy, self-regulation, their nursing skill performance and help in tacking their anxiety. Such combination of study has not been conducted among nursing students in India. Reviews of related Literatures indicated that there is a gap and indicated the need for such kind of study finding.

 


 
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