Virtual reality could revolutionize nursing training
NCT ID NCT07175467
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether a haptic-assisted virtual reality simulation can improve nursing students' psychomotor skills and clinical decision-making. One hundred nursing students with no prior simulation experience will be split into two groups: one using the VR simulation and one using traditional training. Researchers will compare their performance, knowledge, and confidence levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- haptic-assisted virtual reality simulation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective, objective way to train nursing students using VR, potentially improving patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage educational study with 100 participants. It measures skill and confidence, not real patient outcomes, so results may not translate to clinical practice.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Students who have agreed to participate in the study, * Students taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time, * Students with no prior simulation experience Exclusion Criteria: * Students who do not meet the inclusion criteria, * Students who do not complete the data collection forms in full, * Students who are retaking the Fundamentals of Nursing course will be excluded from the study. * Students who do not participate in the virtual reality application or laboratory application to be implemented during the study period, who are absent, or who wish to withdraw from the study will be excluded from the study during the follow-up period.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences
Sakarya, Serdivan, 54200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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