Educational Efficacy of VR vs. Simulator in Emergency Medical Training

NCT06295887 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: E-2402
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 166
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

It has not been revealed which is more effective: an education program using virtual reality technology or a simulation education program using Sim-man. In this study, the participants are new doctors who graduated from medical school and started working as interns at hospitals. The participants were divided into two groups. One group received a training program using virtual reality technology, and the other group received simulation training using Sim-man. The investigators would like to compare the increase in confidence and satisfaction before and after training. After the classes and surveys are completed for each group, the participants will be able to receive other educational methods if they wish.

Conditions

Simulation Training

Keywords

Emergency care performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• self-rated confidence for managing emergency situation

  self-rated confidence survey (10-Likert scale) for managing emergency situation: "I am confident in managing desaturation patients" 1: strongly disagree, 10: strongly agree

  1 hour after education program

• self-rated confidence for managing emergency situation

  self-rated confidence survey (10-Likert scale) for managing emergency situation: "I am confident in managing desaturation patients" 1: strongly disagree, 10: strongly agree

  6 months after starting intern training

• performance in managing emergency situation

  Objective Structured Clinical Examination for physician's performance in managing emergency situation

  1 week after education program

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using User Experience Questionnaire Short

  1hour after education program

• usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using Simulator Sickness Questionnaire

  1hour after education program

• usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using System Usability Scale

  1hour after education program

Study Arms (2)

Test group

EXPERIMENTAL

The test group wears an HMD (head-mounted display) and participates in a simulation program using VR. They experience both easy and difficult cases using VR. After the simulation session, a debriefing session will be provided.

Other: Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The control group participates in simulation training using Sim-man, and the scenarios are the same in both the control and the test groups (easy cases and difficult cases). After the simulation session, a debriefing session will be provided.

Other: Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation

Interventions

Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation OTHER

Simulation program using VR or simulator that mimics patient's desaturation

Control group; Test group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• the medical interns who participate in the education program for medical interns, who will work as interns at Seoul National University Hospital from March 2024
• participants who agree to the purpose of the study and consent to participation

You may not qualify if:

• who do not consent to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Seoul National University Hospital: lead
• Seoul National University: collaborator

Study Design

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

Model Details: control group vs. test group, 1:1

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 13, 2024
• First Posted: March 6, 2024
• Study Start: April 13, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: March 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03