Gamified VR boosts nursing skills? new study tests High-Tech training
NCT ID NCT06494462
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether using a gamified virtual reality app or a video demonstration helps nursing students learn subcutaneous injection skills better than standard teaching alone. 96 first-year nursing students were split into three groups and their skills and confidence were measured. The goal is to find the most effective way to train future nurses.
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 training and video demonstration
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that gamified VR is a better way to teach nursing students practical skills, potentially improving patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-university study with only 96 students. Results may not apply to other settings or skills, and the VR method may not be cost-effective or practical for widespread use.
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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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96 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Sep 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 to 50 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * To be between 18-50 years old * To be a student of nursing department * Being a 1st year nursing student * To volunteer to participate in the research * Having internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Being a graduate of a of health vocational high school * Having received training on SC injection, * Have a clinical experience, * To be absent from the theoretical and laboratory courses on the dates of SC injection subject
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Adnan Menderes University Nursing Faculty
Aydin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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