The Effects of Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge in Nursing Students

• Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT05248542
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 50
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 7.7
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 6.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality usage on oral care knowledge in nursing students. The participants were randomly assigned to virtual-reality experimental and control groups. The students in experimental group received a 30 minutes virtual reality (VR) training for elderly oral health care at the second week and the fourth week after the first time survey. All students self-administrated questionnaire three times at first date of consent form signed, immediately after each of the intervention for period of two weeks. Linear regression in generalized estimating equations (GEE) compare the differences between both groups.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Virtual Reality; Oral Care; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	Other: Virtual Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge	N/A

Detailed Description

A total of 50 first-year to third-year undergraduate nursing students were included from the Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan. The students were randomly assigned divided at random into two groups, control (n = 25) and experimental (n = 25).

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 50 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Other
• Official Title: The Effects of Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge in Nursing Students
• Actual Study Start Date: Mar 23, 2021
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Apr 19, 2021
• Actual Study Completion Date: Nov 12, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Virtual Reality group Each participant in the experimental group received a 30 minutes of individualized VR-based simulation education in a dedicated oral skills training room.	Other: Virtual Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge; Virtual Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge about independent older adults
No Intervention: Control group The control group only received repeated questionnaires and did not receive any education about geriatric oral hygiene.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Knowledge of geriatric oral hygiene scale [through study completion, an average of 4 weeks]

   There were 10 items to evaluate the participants' knowledge of the geriatric oral hygiene scale Each item had three response options: true, false, and unknown. The total score ranged from 0 to 10 and a higher score indicated a higher level of knowledge of geriatric oral hygiene.

2. Attitudes of geriatric oral hygiene scale [through study completion, an average of 4 weeks]

   The attitudes of geriatric oral hygiene scale included seven items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The total score ranged from 5 to 35 and a higher score indicated a positive attitude toward geriatric oral hygiene.

3. Self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene scale [through study completion, an average of 4 weeks]

   The self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene scale included ten items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) and the higher score was for a higher level of self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene, vise versa. The total score ranged from 5 to 50.

4. Behavioral intention of geriatric oral hygiene scale [through study completion, an average of 4 weeks]

   The behavioral intention scale of the geriatric oral hygiene included ten items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), with a higher score indicated a higher level of the behavioral intention of geriatric oral hygiene. The total score ranged from 5 to 50.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 25 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

1. undergraduate freshman, sophomore, and junior nursing students

2. those volunteered to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. students with known negative effects of using VR devices, such as nausea, vomiting, etc.

2. those under 20 years of age who had not obtained the consent of a legal representative to participate in this study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Kaohsiung Medical University	Kaohsiung		Taiwan

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Pei-Chao Lin, Kaohsiung Medical University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05248542
• Other Study ID Numbers: KMUHIRB-SV(II)-20200062
• First Posted: Feb 21, 2022
• Last Update Posted: Feb 21, 2022
• Last Verified: Dec 1, 2021

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 21, 2022