Enhancing Mass Casualty Triage Through Virtual Reality Simulation

NCT06034184 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: EPM:2023-02154-02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This interventional study aims to investigate whether Virtual Reality (VR) compared to traditional education and training, can enhance the correct triage abilities of nursing students in simulated mass casualty incidents (MCI). The primary research question seeks to answer if VR compared to Standard education supports students' ability to triage correctly in a simulated MCI situation. Additionally, this study aims to address the following secondary questions: Does VR compared to standard education have an effect on the time to triage in a simulated MCI situation? And, does VR compared to Standard education have an effect on theoretical knowledge retention concerning triage in MCI situations? In the interventional group, participants will utilize VR for MCI training and learning, while the control group will undergo standard education, including lectures and paper exercises. The researchers will compare the two groups of nursing students to assess whether VR yields better outcomes in MCI triage education.

Conditions

Learning; Mass Casualty Incident; Triage; Training

Keywords

Virtual Reality; Mass casualty incidents; Triage; Learning; Nursing Students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of participants performing correct triage

  Measuring if VR compared to Standard education has an effect on the frequency of correctly triage

  From enrollment, theoretical education and performing training on mass casualty incidents with or without Virtual Reality

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Time range on performing correct triage on 10 injured

  From enrollment, theoretical education and performing training on mass casualty incidents with or without Virtual Reality

Other Outcomes (1)

• Number of participants with correct answers in theoretical tests

  From enrollment, the training on mass casualty incidents with or without Virtual Reality and measuring nursing students theoretical knowledge retention on triage 1 week- 3-6 months after training.

Study Arms (2)

Using Virtual Reality for training and learning mass casualty incidents

EXPERIMENTAL

The nursing students use glasses and handcontrollers (High Fidelity Simulation) in the VR scenario for training and learning mass casualty incidents.

Other: Virtual Reality

Standard education and training

NO INTERVENTION

Standard education, including lectures and paper exercises

Interventions

Virtual Reality OTHER

The nursing students use glasses and handcontrollers (High Fidelity Simulation) in the VR scenario for training and learning mass casualty incidents.

Also known as: Training mass casualty incidents

Using Virtual Reality for training and learning mass casualty incidents

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Nursing students registered for a course in disaster medicine/emergency care that is conducted during their fifth semester (out of 6) in the nursing program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sophiahemmet University: lead
• Falck Ambulance A/S: collaborator
• CrashCourse AB: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Sophiahemmet University, Lindstedtvägen 8

Stockholm, 11428, Sweden

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Veronica Lindström, PhD

  Sophiahemmet University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Veronica AC Lindström, RN, PhD

CONTACT

+46703428157; veronica.lindstrom@shh.se

Sara Heldring, RN, MSc

CONTACT

+46707653931; sara.heldring@shh.se

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor and Registered Nurse

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2023
• First Posted: September 13, 2023
• Study Start: November 8, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2024
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: December 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)