VR game aims to make handwashing stick for hong kong students
NCT ID NCT07659340
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a virtual reality (VR) handwashing game helps secondary school students learn and remember proper handwashing skills better than watching a video or seeing a poster. About 500 students in Hong Kong will be split into three groups: two sessions of the VR game, one VR session plus a video, or placebo VR activities plus a poster. Their handwashing technique will be checked using a UV light test and questionnaires over 10 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VR handwashing game
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a fun, effective way to teach hand hygiene in schools.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in one city, so results may not apply everywhere. The effect may fade over time or not beat simpler methods.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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12 to 15 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Hong Kong secondary school students studying junior forms Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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School of Future Media, The University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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