VR and AR put to the test for caregiver training
NCT ID NCT05885334
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) training can help caregivers make fewer mistakes. 168 caregivers were split into three groups: one got VR training, one got AR training, and one got standard training. After six months, researchers checked how well they performed care tasks. The goal is to see if these high-tech tools can improve care quality and reduce errors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Virtual reality and augmented reality training modules
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a scalable, low-cost way to train caregivers and reduce medication errors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed pilot study with no phase designation, so results may not be definitive or generalizable. The training effect may be small or not sustained over time.
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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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168 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jul 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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18 to 65 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.
Study participants are qualified or unqualified caregivers who oversee patients in one of two groups: 1) multi-pathological, polymedicated, dependent, and 2) devices and catheters (oncological, ostomy, etc.). To facilitate recruitment, each centre will be provided with templates adjusted to the participants and arms to which they are committed. The inclusion criteria for each group are detailed below. Inclusion criteria for carers of multi-pathological, polymedicated and dependent patients * Qualified or unqualified carers caring for multi-pathological patients (coexistence of two or more chronic conditions lasting one year or more, requiring continuous medical assistance or limiting daily activities), polymedicated (simultaneous daily treatment of 5 or more drugs) and Barthel equal or lower than 55. * Carers who are in charge of this person for at least 6 months of the year. * Residence in C. Valenciana, Andalusia, R. de Murcia, C. Madrid and Catalonia (in the home of the patient or relative). Inclusion criteria for caregivers of patients with devices and catheters * Qualified or unqualified caregivers in charge of patients with a fixed catheter who require care from another person. * Carers who are in charge of that person for at least 6 months of the year. * Residence in C. Valenciana, Andalucía, R. de Murcia, C. Madrid and Cataluña (in the patient's or relative's home). Exclusion criteria The exclusion criteria are common to both groups of carers: * Caregivers of patients who had filed a patrimonial claim in the last 5 years. * Carers of part-time residents in nursing homes. * Carers with a health profession. * Carers of dependent elderly people who do not meet the inclusion criteria. * Carers with experience in using VR or AR for a similar purpose. * Carers over 90 years of age. * Carers with more than two dependents. * Carers with problems of vertigo, tinnitus, motion sickness, epilepsy, seizures or similar symptoms, severe cardiac conditions or wearing a cardiac pacemaker or hearing aid.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fundación Fisabio
Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, 03110, Spain
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