Expectations and Experiences With Virtual Reality Training Among ICU Physicians and Nurses (ExpertVR-ICU)

April 23, 2025 updated by: Tereza Prokopova, MD, Brno University Hospital

The goal of this observational study is to describe the expectations and experiences with virtual reality in physicians and nurses working in the European ICUs. The main questions it aims to answer are:

What emotions and worries does the expected training with virtual reality evoke? What are the potential factors causing negative emotions and fear from expected training? What is the institutional approach to the online training approach regarding participation in working hours and covering the costs? How does the experience of training using virtual reality spread among the population of ICU physicians and nurses? Participants will fill out an electronic survey.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

The need for constant training envelopes every medical speciality. Anesthesiology and Intensive Care or Critical care are no exceptions. Virtual reality is a very modern and fast-growing field with huge potential for education and training. The investigators hypothesise that virtual reality and online education could improve healthcare professionals' education feasibility. The survey was developed based on a trial version carried out only in the Czech Republic on 120 participants without any comments about questions clarity. The questionnaire contains a descriptive part and an explorative part about expectations and experiences with virtual reality in training. The study will aim for European ICUs. After that, the responses will be interpreted using statistical methods that fit. The investigators aim to publish our findings in a journal in WoS.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

200

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Physicians and nurses working in ICU.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HCPs working in ICU.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • HCPs not working in ICU.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
What emotions and worries does the expected training with virtual reality evoke?
Time Frame: 6 months
This survey is going to explore the emotions that are provoked by training in virtual reality.
6 months
What are the potential factors causing negative emotions and fear from expected training?
Time Frame: 6 months
This survey describes the potential factors causing negative emotions evoked by virtual reality training.
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
What is the institutional approach to the online training approach regarding participation in working hours and covering the costs?
Time Frame: 6 months
This study explores the institution's approach to online training. Mostly in are areas of fee cover and participation during working hours.
6 months
How is the experience of training using virtual reality spread among the population of ICU physicians and nurses?
Time Frame: 6 months
This study explores the experience of ICU physicians and nurses with training with virtual reality elements.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Brno University Hospital

Collaborators

Masaryk University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

June 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 30, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 9, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 9, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 17, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 23, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ExpertVR-ICU

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Anonymous data will be available on request to primary investigator.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

1 year

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

On request. Contact person primary investigator.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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