The Metaverse-Based Simulation on Nursing Students (NursingEduct)

May 11, 2026 updated by: Esin Cetinkaya Uslusoy

The Effect of a Metaverse-Based Simulation on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Vital Signs Skills

Background: : Modern nursing education is moving away from the traditional model, which relies on the rote memorization of theoretical knowledge, and is evolving toward innovative learning methods that can enrich the learning experience.

Aim: The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the metaverse environment in helping nursing students acquire knowledge and skills related to vital signs.

Methods: A randomized controlled study was performed on 80 students. The experimental group students were virtual learning platform with metaverse, and the control group students were taught the traditional face to face education.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
    • Merkez
      • Isparta, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye), 32200
        • Suleyman Demirel Universty

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • to be a first-year nursing student
  • to lack knowledge and skills regarding vital signs
  • to own a smartphone, computer, or tablet

Exclusion Criteria:

  • students who do not meet the eligibility criteria

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

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group
Intervention group: The students in this group are those who used the prepared metaverse environment for the development of knowledge and skills. Students accessed all materials related to life science knowledge and skills-including lecture slides, articles, textbook content, skill lists, videos, images, and more-through this platform. Additionally, a video of the lecture presentation, narrated by the instructor who taught this course to the control group, is available on this platform. Before the training began, a single trial/preparation session was held with the students one week prior to the intervention to ensure they could log into the metaverse environment, select an avatar, and communicate within this environment. Subsequently, when the study began, the entire group logged into the designated virtual rooms in the Metaverse environment using their chosen avatars and accessed the content prepared for them at any time (without time restrictions) and via any online device of their
Behavioral: learning
Education on Metaverse platform
No Intervention: control group
Control group: Life skills training was delivered to this group by the relevant faculty member in a face-to-face classroom setting. Subsequently, the details of this topic were taught through demonstrations using models in a 4-hour face-to-face laboratory session. Documents related to the life certificate (lecture slides, articles, book references, skill lists, videos, images, etc.) were organized into a dedicated documents section within the university's Learning Management System. As a result, participants in the control group were able to access these materials from time to time. This training was conducted over the course of one academic week.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mateverse will enhance students' knowledge and skills related to vital signs.
Time Frame: two week
This study was conducted using a post-test control group experimental design. The intervention group consisted of students who utilized the metaverse environment for knowledge and skills development. Once the study commenced, all students in the intervention group entered the designated virtual rooms using their chosen avatars and were able to access the prepared content at any time over a one-week period, without time restrictions and via any internet-enabled device. The vital signs training for the control group was delivered face-to-face in a classroom setting by the course instructor. Students in both groups learned information and skills related to vital signs using different methods within the same academic week. The data collection tools used included the Personal Information Form, the Vital Signs Knowledge Test to assess knowledge acquisition, and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to assess skill acquisition.
two week

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Esin Cetinkaya Uslusoy

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 7, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 21, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

May 7, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 15, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 11, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 14, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SDU Health Science Faculty

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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