Simulation TrainingNCT06295887
Educational Efficacy of VR vs. Simulator in Emergency Medical Training
A study testing Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation in people with Simulation Training, run by Seoul National University Hospital.
Trial summary
It has not been revealed which is more effective: an education program using virtual reality technology or a simulation education program using Sim-man. In this study, the participants are new doctors who graduated from medical school and started working as interns at hospitals. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Simulation Training
- What is being tested?
- Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 166 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 13 Apr 2024to 31 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- the medical interns who participate in the education program for medical interns, who will work as interns at Seoul National University Hospital from March 2024
- participants who agree to the purpose of the study and consent to participation
Who cannot join
- who do not consent to participate in the study
About this study
Official title: Development, Application, and Educational Efficacy of Medical Education Program Using Virtual Reality Technology
It has not been revealed which is more effective: an education program using virtual reality technology or a simulation education program using Sim-man.
In this study, the participants are new doctors who graduated from medical school and started working as interns at hospitals. The participants were divided into two groups. One group received a training program using virtual reality technology, and the other group received simulation training using Sim-man. The investigators would like to compare the increase in confidence and satisfaction before and after training.
After the classes and surveys are completed for each group, the participants will be able to receive other educational methods if they wish.
Read the detailed description
- The educational program was designed for participants to experience an emergency setting where a patient's oxygen saturation falls. The scenario starts with the decrease in the patient's oxygen saturation and the patient's condition could be changed according to the intern's management. The scenario includes various situations in which oxygen saturation could decrease, and the patient's condition changes depending on the expected responses of participants.
The scenario has been revised and supplemented through expert meetings.
- Experience two types of cases: an easy case where the patient's condition improves just by connecting an oxygen line, and a difficult case where the patient's condition does not improve even after connecting an oxygen line.
- A training program is prepared before the interns start work. The participants are divided into two groups (test group and control group). The test group wears an HMD (head-mounted display) and experiences both easy and difficult cases.
- The control group participates in simulation training using Sim-man, and the scenarios are the same for the test group (easy cases and difficult cases).
- Training on coping skills is provided through debriefing after VR and simulation.
- After completing the assigned program, participants can take the program that was not assigned to them if they wish.
- Both the test and control groups will fill out questionnaires before and after training to see changes in confidence and coping skills before and after training.
- Conditions
- Simulation Training
- Being tested
- Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation
- Keywords
- Emergency care performance
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situationOther
Simulation program using VR or simulator that mimics patient's desaturation
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Test group | Experimental | The test group wears an HMD (head-mounted display) and participates in a simulation program using VR. They experience both easy and difficult cases using VR. After the simulation session, a debriefing session will be provided. Receives: Other: Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation |
| Control group | Active comparator | The control group participates in simulation training using Sim-man, and the scenarios are the same in both the control and the test groups (easy cases and difficult cases).
After the simulation session, a debriefing session will be provided. Receives: Other: Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
self-rated confidence for managing emergency situation
self-rated confidence survey (10-Likert scale) for managing emergency situation: "I am confident in managing desaturation patients" 1: strongly disagree, 10: strongly agree
Measured: 1 hour after education program
self-rated confidence for managing emergency situation
self-rated confidence survey (10-Likert scale) for managing emergency situation: "I am confident in managing desaturation patients" 1: strongly disagree, 10: strongly agree
Measured: 6 months after starting intern training
performance in managing emergency situation
Objective Structured Clinical Examination for physician's performance in managing emergency situation
Measured: 1 week after education program
Secondary outcomes (3)
usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using User Experience Questionnaire Short
usability survey of Virtual Reality simulation program using User Experience Questionnaire Short (7-Likert Scale: 1= negative, 7= positive)
Measured: 1hour after education program
usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using Simulator Sickness Questionnaire
usability survey of Virtual Reality simulation program using Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (0:none, 1: slight, 2:moderate, 3:severe)
Measured: 1hour after education program
usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using System Usability Scale
usability survey of Virtual Reality simulation program using System Usability Scale (5-Likert Scale: 1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree)
Measured: 1hour after education program
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Mar 2024
- Study start13 Apr 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion28 Feb 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Simulation TrainingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Seoul National University HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- control group vs. test group, 1:1
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 166 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Seoul National University
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sun Jung Myung, Seoul National University Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06295887
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- E-2402
- Status last verified
- Mar 2024
- First submitted
- 13 Feb 2024
- Last updated
- 8 Mar 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Huh YJ, Kim JW, Yoon N, Jeong S, Kong HJ, Myung SJ. Immersive Virtual Reality Training to Improve Novice Physicians' Emergency Response Skills: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Med Educ. 2026 Mar 19;12:e71455. doi: 10.2196/71455.
PubMed 41855412
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Mar 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Development, Application, and Educational Efficacy of Medical Education Program Using Virtual Reality Technology
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06295887
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- E-2402
- Conditions
- Simulation Training
- Keywords
- Emergency care performance
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 166 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Seoul National University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Seoul National University
- Study start
- 13 Apr 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 28 Feb 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 6 Mar 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
It has not been revealed which is more effective: an education program using virtual reality technology or a simulation education program using Sim-man.
In this study, the participants are new doctors who graduated from medical school and started working as interns at hospitals. The participants were divided into two groups. One group received a training program using virtual reality technology, and the other group received simulation training using Sim-man. The investigators would like to compare the increase in confidence and satisfaction before and after training.
After the classes and surveys are completed for each group, the participants will be able to receive other educational methods if they wish.
Detailed description
- The educational program was designed for participants to experience an emergency setting where a patient's oxygen saturation falls. The scenario starts with the decrease in the patient's oxygen saturation and the patient's condition could be changed according to the intern's management. The scenario includes various situations in which oxygen saturation could decrease, and the patient's condition changes depending on the expected responses of participants.
The scenario has been revised and supplemented through expert meetings.
- Experience two types of cases: an easy case where the patient's condition improves just by connecting an oxygen line, and a difficult case where the patient's condition does not improve even after connecting an oxygen line.
- A training program is prepared before the interns start work. The participants are divided into two groups (test group and control group). The test group wears an HMD (head-mounted display) and experiences both easy and difficult cases.
- The control group participates in simulation training using Sim-man, and the scenarios are the same for the test group (easy cases and difficult cases).
- Training on coping skills is provided through debriefing after VR and simulation.
- After completing the assigned program, participants can take the program that was not assigned to them if they wish.
- Both the test and control groups will fill out questionnaires before and after training to see changes in confidence and coping skills before and after training.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- control group vs. test group, 1:1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Test group | Experimental | Other: Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situationThe test group wears an HMD (head-mounted display) and participates in a simulation program using VR. They experience both easy and difficult cases using VR. After the simulation session, a debriefing session will be provided. |
| Control group | Active comparator | Other: Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situationThe control group participates in simulation training using Sim-man, and the scenarios are the same in both the control and the test groups (easy cases and difficult cases). After the simulation session, a debriefing session will be provided. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- the medical interns who participate in the education program for medical interns, who will work as interns at Seoul National University Hospital from March 2024
- participants who agree to the purpose of the study and consent to participation
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- who do not consent to participate in the study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situationSimulation program using VR or simulator that mimics patient's desaturation | Other | Control group, Test group |
Primary outcome
self-rated confidence for managing emergency situation
Time frame: 1 hour after education program
self-rated confidence survey (10-Likert scale) for managing emergency situation: "I am confident in managing desaturation patients" 1: strongly disagree, 10: strongly agree
self-rated confidence for managing emergency situation
Time frame: 6 months after starting intern training
self-rated confidence survey (10-Likert scale) for managing emergency situation: "I am confident in managing desaturation patients" 1: strongly disagree, 10: strongly agree
performance in managing emergency situation
Time frame: 1 week after education program
Objective Structured Clinical Examination for physician's performance in managing emergency situation
3 secondary outcomes
usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using User Experience Questionnaire Short
Time frame: 1hour after education program
usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using Simulator Sickness Questionnaire
Time frame: 1hour after education program
usability of Virtual Reality simulation program using System Usability Scale
Time frame: 1hour after education program
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Mar 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41855412Huh YJ, Kim JW, Yoon N, Jeong S, Kong HJ, Myung SJ. Immersive Virtual Reality Training to Improve Novice Physicians' Emergency Response Skills: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Med Educ. 2026 Mar 19;12:e71455. doi: 10.2196/71455.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation in people with Simulation Training, run by Seoul National University Hospital.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
self-rated confidence for managing emergency situation (time frame: 1 hour after education program). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06295887, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Mar 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.