Interactive Virtual Occupational Safety Training Designed for Home Healthcare Workers

NCT06974708 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: 240315-036WSIC25-240315-036
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Overview. The investigators will collect preliminary data on the extent to which the knowledge gained from the enhanced HH-VSTS transfers to a real-world environment. Following abbreviated use of the enhanced HH-VSTS, participants will perform a walk-through of a realistic environment to assess their learning.

Conditions

Learning

Keywords

home healthcare; training; occupational safety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Learning transfer as measured by hazard identification

  Number of hazards identified in the environment

  immediately after exposure to the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Hazard Response

  immediately after exposure to the intervention

Study Arms (1)

Pilot study of generalizability of the enhanced Home Healthcare Virtual Simulation Training System

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Home Healthcare Virtual Simulation Training System

Interventions

Home Healthcare Virtual Simulation Training System OTHER

Interactive Virtual Occupational Safety Training Software Program for Home Healthcare Workers and Agencies

Pilot study of generalizability of the enhanced Home Healthcare Virtual Simulation Training System

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• have no formal training in home safety, and
• ≥18 years old, and
• able to read and write in English.

You may not qualify if:

• Participant in a prior study about home healthcare worker occupational safety training
• Individuals who meet criteria for Pre-existing Conditions Related to Cybersickness (a set of 4 screening questions)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ohio State University: lead
• University of Kansas Medical Center: collaborator
• Virginia Commonwealth University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (5)

• Darragh AR, Lavender S, Polivka B, Sommerich CM, Wills CE, Hittle BA, Chen R, Stredney DL. Gaming Simulation as Health and Safety Training for Home Healthcare Workers. Clin Simul Nurs. 2016 Aug;12(8):328-335. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2016.03.006. No abstract available.

  PMID: 27239244 BACKGROUND

• Polivka BJ, Anderson S, Lavender SA, Sommerich CM, Stredney DL, Wills CE, Darragh AR. Efficacy and Usability of a Virtual Simulation Training System for Health and Safety Hazards Encountered by Healthcare Workers. Games Health J. 2019 Apr;8(2):121-128. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2018.0068. Epub 2018 Sep 19.

  PMID: 30234397 BACKGROUND

• Polivka BJ, Wills CE, Darragh A, Lavender S, Sommerich C, Stredney D. Environmental Health and Safety Hazards Experienced by Home Health Care Providers: A Room-by-Room Analysis. Workplace Health Saf. 2015 Nov;63(11):512-22; quiz 523. doi: 10.1177/2165079915595925. Epub 2015 Aug 12.

  PMID: 26268486 BACKGROUND

• Czuba LR, Sommerich CM, Lavender SA. Ergonomic and safety risk factors in home health care: Exploration and assessment of alternative interventions. Work. 2012;42(3):341-53. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1433.

  PMID: 22523032 BACKGROUND

• Wills CE, Polivka BJ, Darragh A, Lavender S, Sommerich C, Stredney D. "Making Do" Decisions: How Home Healthcare Personnel Manage Their Exposure to Home Hazards. West J Nurs Res. 2016 Apr;38(4):411-26. doi: 10.1177/0193945915618950. Epub 2015 Dec 14.

  PMID: 26669605 BACKGROUND

Central Study Contacts

Carolyn M Sommerich, PhD

CONTACT

614-292-9965; sommerich.1@osu.edu

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2025
• First Posted: May 16, 2025
• Study Start: April 17, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2025
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)