Can virtual reality teach kids to protect their hearts?
NCT ID NCT06812156
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Ankara University are testing whether a five-week nursing education program, supported by virtual reality, can improve heart health behaviors in sixth-grade students. The study enrolls about 90 to 100 children from two middle schools in Ankara, Turkey. One group receives the lessons while the other continues as usual. The trial measures changes in habits like eating, exercise, sedentary time, smoking exposure, self-love, and stress using a 28-item questionnaire.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A five-week cardiovascular health education program for children, supported by virtual reality technology
- What this could lead to
- If it works, schools could gain a practical way to teach children heart-healthy habits early, which may lower their risk of heart disease later in life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small school-based study, so any behavior changes may not last or may not appear in other schools. The trial measures reported habits, not actual heart disease outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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9 to 13 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Actively attending school where the research is conducted, Being a 6th-grade student, Willing to voluntarily participate in the research, Having written parental consent to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * Interrupting the active education process during the research due to health problems or similar reasons, Changing schools, Having a chronic illness.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mehmet Çekiç Middle School
Ankara, 06620, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Sibel-İsmet Çatık Middle School
Ankara, 06620, Turkey (Türkiye)
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