Could VR headsets replace classrooms for nurse training?
NCT ID NCT07677592
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares immersive virtual reality (VR) training to traditional classroom lectures for teaching nurses how to care for stomas—surgical openings on the body. About 100 nurses will be randomly assigned to either two VR sessions or one classroom session. Researchers will measure their knowledge, skills, confidence, and satisfaction before, right after, and one month after training.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- immersive virtual reality training program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, VR training could become a scalable, engaging way to teach nurses complex clinical skills like stoma care, potentially improving patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with 100 nurses at one hospital. Results may not apply broadly, and VR can cause discomfort in some users.
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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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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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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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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: * Full-time registered nurses employed at the study institution or nursing students currently enrolled in a formal nursing program * Willing to participate in the study and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Prior participation in virtual reality-based ostomy care training * Self-reported history of significant discomfort during VR use (e.g., dizziness, nausea, or other physical discomfort) * Individuals who consider themselves unable or unwilling to undergo VR training
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwn University Hospital
Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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