VR goggles could revolutionize emergency training for crush injuries
NCT ID NCT07361835
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether virtual reality (VR) training can improve how paramedic students handle crush syndrome, a serious condition from disasters. Researchers will compare VR simulation to traditional lectures in 61 second-year students. The goal is to see if VR boosts knowledge, satisfaction, and engagement.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- virtual reality training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that VR is a more effective way to train emergency responders for crush injuries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 61 students, so results may not apply broadly. It measures knowledge and satisfaction, not real-life performance.
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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 61 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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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Inclusion Criteria: Being a second-year student currently enrolled in the first and emergency aid program at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. Voluntarily providing written informed consent to participate in the study. Having basic technological literacy to use virtual reality equipment. Exclusion Criteria: First-year students who have not yet reached the relevant stage of the curriculum. Students who have previously participated in a similar virtual reality-based crush syndrome simulation. Students with medical conditions that may be aggravated by VR use (e.g., severe motion sickness, history of seizures). Refusal to participate voluntarily.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Fethiye Health Services Vocational School
Muğla, 48300, Turkey (Türkiye)
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