Virtual reality vs. Low-Reality: which trains better for saving newborns?
NCT ID NCT06776211
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether virtual reality or low-reality simulation is more effective for teaching neonatal resuscitation skills. Researchers enrolled 80 fourth-year midwifery students and measured their knowledge and skills using standard forms. The goal is to find the best training method to prepare healthcare workers for real-life emergencies.
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 simulation and low-reality simulation
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward better, more engaging ways to train healthcare workers in life-saving newborn resuscitation skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 80 students from one university, so results may not apply broadly. It measures knowledge and skills in a test setting, not real-life 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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Aug 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 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Volunteer to participate in the research. * Be an active student in the 4th year of the Midwifery Department of Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty, University of Health Sciences. * Attend theoretical classes regularly. Exclusion Criteria: * Being a passive student in the 4th year of the Midwifery Department of Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty, University of Health Sciences. * Not meeting the inclusion criteria. * Having attended the Neonatal Resuscitation Certificate Training or Course.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Health Sciences
Istanbul, 34668, Turkey (Türkiye)
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