Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality

NCT07005544 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RealityCare TED 2021-130383B-I
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 215
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia

Conditions

Virtual Reality; Hand Washing Behavior

Keywords

Virtual Reality; Infection Control; Hand Hygiene; Caregivers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Errors

  Number of errors based on the standardized hand hygiene protocol approved by institutions involved in this study

  From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours

• Time

  Time (measure in seconds) used for washing the hands

  From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge

  From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Handwashing using virtual reality

Device: RealityCare

Interventions

RealityCare DEVICE

Participants utilized a Virtual Reality scenario that simulated a complete handwashing sequence with water and soap, including an instructional display demonstrating the correct hand hygiene technique.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• auxiliary nurses,
• informal caregivers

You may not qualify if:

• \- Caregivers (both auxiliary nurses or informal caregivers) with prior healthcare training or experience with virtual reality were excluded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana: lead
• Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Universidad Minuto de Dios

Bogotá, Colombia

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Stuart JP, Gannon PR, Dotto VR, Regina R, Mumma JM. Visualizing the WHO "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene," framework: A virtual reality training program for improving hand hygiene adherence among nurses. Am J Infect Control. 2025 May;53(5):576-581. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.01.007. Epub 2025 Jan 15.

  PMID: 39824286 BACKGROUND

• Omori K, Shigemoto N, Kitagawa H, Nomura T, Kaiki Y, Miyaji K, Akita T, Kobayashi T, Hattori M, Hasunuma N, Tanaka J, Ohge H. Virtual reality as a learning tool for improving infection control procedures. Am J Infect Control. 2023 Feb;51(2):129-134. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.05.023. Epub 2022 Jun 1.

  PMID: 35659561 BACKGROUND

• Eichel VM, Brandt C, Brandt J, Jabs JM, Mutters NT. Is virtual reality suitable for hand hygiene training in health care workers? Evaluating an application for acceptability and effectiveness. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2022 Jun 25;11(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01127-6.

  PMID: 35752839 BACKGROUND

• Mira J, Gonzalez M, Villalba C, Guerra L, Ramirez-Moya Y, Hernandez J, Moya O, Pineda L, Perez-Esteve C. Improving Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Oct 7;27:e78882. doi: 10.2196/78882.

  PMID: 41057041 DERIVED

Related Links

• Training informal caregivers using virtual reality to increase patient safety

Study Officials

• Jose Mira, PhD

  Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Model Details: Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 23, 2025
• First Posted: June 5, 2025
• Study Start: March 3, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2025
• Study Completion: May 2, 2025
• Last Updated: June 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CO (1)