SimuVersity Medical Center: Pain and Opioid Management Training in Diverse Patient Populations

NCT06624124 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: Pro001373701R41DA059281-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 74
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of the new educational activity/game (a novel, engaging digital-training plus interaction with virtual patients to practice skills) in meeting clinical learning objectives and outcomes compared to traditional didactic (powerpoint slide-based training and text-base case scenarios) approaches to provider and student education and satisfaction.

Conditions

None Volunteer

Keywords

educational methods; educational software

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pre-Post Training Knowledge Test

  Multiple-choice knowledge test on diversity considerations in pain and opioid management

  From enrollment to the end of the training and assessment (2 hours later)

Study Arms (2)

Training using AI-powered SimuVersity Training Platform

EXPERIMENTAL

Students and faculty will receive training on diversity considerations in pain and opioid management via an online gamified platform with AI-powered virtual patients to apply knowledge.

Behavioral: Gamified Training in Diversity Considerations in the Management of Pain and Opioid Use

Training using traditional text-base methods

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Students and faculty will receive training on diversity considerations in pain and opioid management via written materials and text-base case studies to apply knowledge.

Behavioral: Traditional Training in Diversity Considerations in the Management of Pain and Opioid Use

Interventions

Gamified Training in Diversity Considerations in the Management of Pain and Opioid Use BEHAVIORAL

Use of a video game-based training platform

Training using AI-powered SimuVersity Training Platform

Traditional Training in Diversity Considerations in the Management of Pain and Opioid Use BEHAVIORAL

Use of a traditional text-based training platform

Training using traditional text-base methods

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Ages 18-80 years
• English-speaking
• Graduate-level health professional students and faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina
• Willingness to volunteer to play the new educational game and complete questionnaires regarding satisfaction, knowledge acquisition, value, ease of use and ability to meet learning objectives

You may not qualify if:

• Age outside the predefined range
• Not a student or faculty at MUSC
• Not willing or able to participate in the learning activity or complete study related questionnaires.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of South Carolina: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

Location

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: September 25, 2024
• First Posted: October 2, 2024
• Study Start: April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2025
• Study Completion: July 31, 2025
• Last Updated: August 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: ICF
• Time Frame: 8/31/2025
• Access Criteria: Students and Faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina

Locations

US (1)