This randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a pretest-posttest design aimed to determine the effect of a game-based escape room teaching method on intern nursing students' knowledge levels regarding pressure ulcers. The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Aydın Adnan Menderes University between March and December 2025. A total of 56 senior nursing students were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n = 28) or the control group (n = 28).
The intervention group received both theoretical instruction and escape room-based learning activities, while the control group received only traditional lecture-based theoretical instruction. Data were collected using the Student Information Form, the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool 2.0 (PUKAT 2.0-T), and the Gameful Experience Scale (GAMEX).
The primary outcome was the change in pressure ulcer knowledge levels measured using the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool 2.0 (PUKAT 2.0-T) across three time points: baseline, immediately after theoretical instruction, and 1 month after the intervention.