NCT05029219

Virtual Reality Intervention Procedure Simulator

A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study for the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Intervention Procedure Simulator on the Training of Pain Procedures

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gangnam Severance Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to prove the effectiveness of the virtual reality program in educating lumbar transforaminal epidural blocks to novice doctors.

Conditions

• Novice Doctor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Arm I (Virtual reality group)	In the preparatory session, the participant is given a survey. It is about demographic information such as gender, age, and age, as well as prior experience with the procedure. The primary test is performed with a fluoroscopy guided lumbar transforaminal epidural block with a human-shaped phantom. After that, the test group and the control group receive the same audiovisual education for about 5 minutes. The test group receives about 60 minutes of training using a virtual reality program.
DEVICE	Arm II (Self study group)	In the preparatory session, the participant is given a survey. It is about demographic information such as gender, age, and age, as well as prior experience with the procedure. The primary test is performed with a fluoroscopy guided lumbar transforaminal epidural block with a human-shaped phantom. After that, the test group and the control group receive the same audiovisual education for about 5 minutes. The control group have provided with video materials and books provided during audiovisual education and have given time for self-study for 60 minutes. Subsequently, a second test is performed with a fluroscopy-guided lumbar transforaminal epidural block with a human-shaped phantom.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-08-31
• Primary completion: 2021-11-30
• Completion: 2021-11-30
• First posted: 2021-08-31
• Last updated: 2022-01-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea