NCT05248542

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality usage on oral care knowledge in nursing students. The participants were randomly assigned to virtual-reality experimental and control groups. The students in experimental group received a 30 minutes virtual reality (VR) training for elderly oral health care at the second week and the fourth week after the first time survey. All students self-administrated questionnaire three times at first date of consent form signed, immediately after each of the intervention for period of two weeks. Linear regression in generalized estimating equations (GEE) compare the differences between both groups.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
50

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2021

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 23, 2021

Completed
27 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 19, 2021

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 12, 2021

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 30, 2021

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 21, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

February 21, 2022

Status Verified

December 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

27 days

First QC Date

December 30, 2021

Last Update Submit

February 9, 2022

Conditions

Virtual RealityOral CareKnowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Knowledge of geriatric oral hygiene scale

    There were 10 items to evaluate the participants' knowledge of the geriatric oral hygiene scale Each item had three response options: true, false, and unknown. The total score ranged from 0 to 10 and a higher score indicated a higher level of knowledge of geriatric oral hygiene.

    through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

  • Attitudes of geriatric oral hygiene scale

    The attitudes of geriatric oral hygiene scale included seven items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The total score ranged from 5 to 35 and a higher score indicated a positive attitude toward geriatric oral hygiene.

    through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

  • Self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene scale

    The self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene scale included ten items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) and the higher score was for a higher level of self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene, vise versa. The total score ranged from 5 to 50.

    through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

  • Behavioral intention of geriatric oral hygiene scale

    The behavioral intention scale of the geriatric oral hygiene included ten items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), with a higher score indicated a higher level of the behavioral intention of geriatric oral hygiene. The total score ranged from 5 to 50.

    through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Virtual Reality group

EXPERIMENTAL

Each participant in the experimental group received a 30 minutes of individualized VR-based simulation education in a dedicated oral skills training room.

Other: Virtual Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group only received repeated questionnaires and did not receive any education about geriatric oral hygiene.

Interventions

Virtual Reality Usage on Oral Care KnowledgeOTHER

Virtual Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge about independent older adults

Virtual Reality group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 25 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • undergraduate freshman, sophomore, and junior nursing students
  • those volunteered to participate in this study

You may not qualify if:

  • students with known negative effects of using VR devices, such as nausea, vomiting, etc.
  • those under 20 years of age who had not obtained the consent of a legal representative to participate in this study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Lin PC, Wung SF, Lin PC, Lin YC, Lin CY, Huang HL. Virtual reality-based simulation learning on geriatric oral health care for nursing students: a pilot study. BMC Oral Health. 2024 May 28;24(1):627. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04249-y.

    PMID: 38807116DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Pei-Chao Lin

    Kaohsiung Medical University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 30, 2021

First Posted

February 21, 2022

Study Start

March 23, 2021

Primary Completion

April 19, 2021

Study Completion

November 12, 2021

Last Updated

February 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

TW(1)