NCT07005544

Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality

Improving Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality: A Quasi-Experimental Approach

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 215 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia

Detailed description

This quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia. A total of 215 participants (94 auxiliary nurses, 121 informal caregivers) completed the intervention, which included three 15-minute Virtual Reality training sessions with real-time feedback on hand hygiene technique. Data were collected at baseline (PRE) and immediately after the Virtual Reality intervention (POST), which included one 15-minute training sessions. Variables assessed included hand hygiene performance, error rates, and knowledge assessment. Linear mixed-effects models were used to assess changes over time.

Conditions

• Virtual Reality
• Hand Washing Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	RealityCare	Participants utilized a Virtual Reality scenario that simulated a complete handwashing sequence with water and soap, including an instructional display demonstrating the correct hand hygiene technique.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-03
• Primary completion: 2025-04-30
• Completion: 2025-05-02
• First posted: 2025-06-05
• Last updated: 2025-06-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Colombia