Virtual reality glasses teach IV skills to nursing students
NCT ID NCT07503392
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using 360-degree video technology with virtual reality glasses could improve nursing students' ability to insert intravenous catheters. Forty-eight first-year nursing students were randomly assigned to learn with VR-enhanced teaching or standard methods. The researchers measured their skills, perceived learning, and motivation. The goal was to see if this innovative approach could help students practice more effectively before working with real patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 360-degree video delivered via virtual reality glasses
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve how nursing students learn practical skills, potentially leading to better patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 48 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It measures learning outcomes, not actual patient 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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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Being a first-year student in the Nursing Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Trakya University, * The student must be taking the "Fundamentals of Nursing" course for the first time, * The student must not have received any education in the health field during their high school or associate degree studies, * The student must be willing to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * Not being a first-year student in the Nursing Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Trakya University, * The student having previously taken the "Fundamentals of Nursing" course, * The student having received education in the health field during their high school or associate degree studies, * The student not being willing to participate in the research.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Trakya University
Edirne, Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)