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The DREAM-VR Study: Does a Virtual Reality Tool Help Dental Students Master Acute Medical Emergencies Better? (DREAM-VR)

3 settembre 2026 aggiornato da: Denise van Diermen

The DREAM-VR Study: Dental Students' Readiness for Emergency Assessment and Management Through Virtual Reality

The goal of this prospective educational cross-over study is to compare the competency and self-reported confidence in managing acute medical emergencies in fourth year dental students at the Academic Centre for Dentistry (ACTA) after training with a Virtual Reality (VR) training tool. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Do students who were trained with the VR tool perform better or equally good as students who were trained with a traditional training, in managing acute medical emergencies?
  • Do students who were trained with the VR tool score higher in self-reported confidence scores? Researchers will compare the group who trained with the VR tool with a group who received a traditional training with a mannikin to see if students from one of these methods performs better at a clinical exam in managing an acute emergency that is played by a trained actor. They will also be compared with themselves, since after 4 weeks the groups will be crossed-over and will receive the other training with different clinical scenarios.

Half of the participants will

  • In week 1-4:
  • Play a VR scenario and watch peer students play other VR scenario's
  • Fill out a written peer-feedback form and discuss this with peers
  • Fill out 3 short online questionnairs, before the training, just before the formative clinical exam and just after the formative clinical exam
  • Participate in a formative clinical exam with a trained actor
  • In week 5-8:
  • Play a scenario with a mannikin and watch peer students play other scenario's*
  • Fill out a written peer-feedback form and discuss this with peers
  • Fill out 2 short online questionnairs, just before the summative clinical exam and just after the summative clinical exam
  • Participate in a summative clinical exam with a trained actor* The other half of the participants will participate in the same protocol, but in the reverse order. They start with the traditional training with a mannikin in week 1-4 and cross-over to VR in week 5-8.

    • The training program with a mannikin and the summative clinical exam is part of the regular curriculum.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Non ancora reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Stimato)

140

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

Questa sezione fornisce i recapiti di coloro che conducono lo studio e informazioni su dove viene condotto lo studio.

Contatto studio

  • Nome: Denise E van Diermen, MD, PhD
  • Numero di telefono: +31 20 5980654
  • Email: d.v.diermen@acta.nl

Backup dei contatti dello studio

  • Nome: Marije Petersen, MD, Dentist, PhD
  • Numero di telefono: +31 20 5980654
  • Email: j.f.petersen@acta.nl

Luoghi di studio

    • North Holland
      • Amsterdam, North Holland, Olanda, 1081 LA
        • Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Bambino
  • Adulto
  • Adulto più anziano

Accetta volontari sani

Sì

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 4th year dental students at ACTA who participate in the course Medical Dental Interaction in september-october 2026

Exclusion Criteria:

  • students who experience severe side-effects of the VR tool, such as severe dizziness, nausea or headche
  • students who do not provide informed consent

Piano di studio

Questa sezione fornisce i dettagli del piano di studio, compreso il modo in cui lo studio è progettato e ciò che lo studio sta misurando.

Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Altro
  • Assegnazione: Non randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione incrociata
  • Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: VR group
Dental students that practice with a VR tool for managing acute medical emergencies
Students are immersed in a virtual dental clinic. They see a virtual patient in the dental chair (avatar). The avatar can be controlled by the teacher to show signs of acute medical emergencies. The student can talk to the avatar, the avatar can talk back. The student can use virtual tools, such as blood pressure device, oximeter, etc. to diagnose the emergency and can apply virtual medication such as epinephrine injection, oxigen, etc. They can play 7 different scenario's: fainting, asthma attack, anaphylaxis, stroke, heart attack, epilepsy, hypoglycemia. They can call 911/112 to ask for an ambulance and can do a medical handover to the ambulance personell.
Comparatore attivo: Mannikin group
Dental students that practice with a resuscitation mannikin for managing acute medical emergencies.
Students are told by the teacher that the mannikin is a dental patient that experiences an acute medical emergency, and what the patients' complaints are. The students can use diagnostic devices, such as blood pressure tool and oximeter, to practice. The teacher tells what the outcome of measurement is and the student proposes a diagnosis and treatment plan. They can give the mannikin test medication such as epinehrin or oxigen.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Competence in diagnosing and treating acute medical emergencies in the dental practice
Lasso di tempo: From enrollment assessment takes place in Week 4 and week 8

In week 4 the students will do a formative clinical test with a trained actor, who plays an acute medical emergency scenario. The topic of the scenario will be randomly assigned by drawing a lot. The students will be scored using a validated scoring table, that measures all the necessary steps in the DRS ABCDE protocol. They can obtain a maximum score of 80 when they do all the necessary steps to manage the acute emergency.

Again in week 8 the students will do a summative clinical test with a trained actor. The topic of the scenario be randomly assigned. The students will be scored using the same validated scoring table. They will pass the test if they used the adequate diagnostic tools, made the correct diagnosis and communicated effectively with the ambulance personnel. The point score on the scoring table will only be used for research purposes.

From enrollment assessment takes place in Week 4 and week 8
Self-reported competence in managing acute medical emergencies
Lasso di tempo: From enrollment until week 4 and 8

Students will be asked to fill out 5 online surveys to report on their experienced sense of competence. The questions will be on a 5 point likert scale.

T=0: before enrolling in the training T=1: just before the formative clinical test in week 4 T=2: just after the formative clinical test in week 4 T=3: just before the summative clinical test in week 8 T=4: just after the summative clinical test in week 8

From enrollment until week 4 and 8
Self-reported confidence in managing acute medical emergencies
Lasso di tempo: From enrollment in week 4 and 8

Students will be asked to fill out 5 online surveys to report on their experienced sense of confidence. The questions will be on a 5 point likert scale.

T=0: before enrolling in the training T=1: just before the formative clinical test in week 4 T=2: just after the formative clinical test in week 4 T=3: just before the summative clinical test in week 8 T=4: just after the summative clinical test in week 8

From enrollment in week 4 and 8

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Effects of order and carry-over effects in the cross-over design
Lasso di tempo: From enrollment until week 8
To assess whether the order in which participants receive the virtual reality training and the comparator training affects outcome scores, and whether exposure to the first intervention has a residual effect on outcomes measured after the second intervention. Intervention sequence (VR-first versus comparator-first), study period, and prior intervention exposure will be evaluated in a mixed-effects model, accounting for repeated measurements within participants.
From enrollment until week 8

Altre misure di risultato

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Students' subjective experiences with the use of the VR tool
Lasso di tempo: From enrollment until week 8
A short online questionnaire with closed questions with a 5 point Liket scale and open questions will evaluate the subjective experiences and feedback of the students who participated in the study
From enrollment until week 8

Collaboratori e investigatori

Qui è dove troverai le persone e le organizzazioni coinvolte in questo studio.

Sponsor

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Denise E van Diermen, MD, PhD, Academic Centrer for Dentistry Amsterdam

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Stimato)

31 agosto 2026

Completamento primario (Stimato)

31 ottobre 2026

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

31 ottobre 2026

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

30 agosto 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

3 settembre 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

10 settembre 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

10 settembre 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

3 settembre 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 settembre 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • 2026-54154

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