Multi-strategy evidence-based training to improve operating room nurses' knowledge and behavior about surgical smoke hazards
Official title: Effects of Multi-strategy Evidence-based Education Training Programs on Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Behavior Towards Surgical Smoke Hazards Among Operating Room Nurses
Run by Chang Gung University of Science and Technology · NCT07045376 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project tests whether a four-week, multi-strategy evidence-based training can improve operating room nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors about surgical smoke hazards.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 20 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 112 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Chang Gung University of Science and Technology Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Chiayi City, Puzi City) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 9, 2025 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2025 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2025 |
| Registry record updated | July 1, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT07045376 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Operating room nurses formally employed for more than three months who are willing to consent and have access to a mobile phone or computer with internet are ideal candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
Operating room nurses in training, interns, part-time students, those on parental leave, or those without internet access or with less than three months' employment are excluded and may not benefit from this intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This interventional program delivers a four-week multi-strategy evidence-based educational training on surgical smoke to operating room nurses at one hospital and compares outcomes with nurses receiving standard in-service training at another hospital to avoid cross-contamination. Eligible nurses are formally employed for more than three months, provide informed consent, and have internet access for program components. Outcomes focus on changes in knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors related to electrocautery/surgical smoke and are measured before and after the intervention. Assignment is by hospital (experimental site versus control site) rather than individual randomization.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could increase nurses' use of protective practices and reduce staff and patient exposure to surgical smoke.
How similar studies have gone: Previous educational interventions for healthcare workers have improved knowledge and protective behaviors about occupational hazards, though multi-strategy programs specifically targeting surgical smoke are less commonly reported.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Operating room nurses who have been formally employed for more than three months. 2. Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form. 3. Possess a mobile phone or computer with internet access. - Exclusion Criteria: \- Operating room nurses who are in training, internship, part-time student positions, or currently on parental leave.
Where it's running
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Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical Foundation
Chiayi City, Puzi City, Taiwan Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: chiu min kuo CHIU-MIN KUO
- Email: w101013@mail.cgust.edu.tw
- Phone: +886952964550
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.