NCT07474701

Impacts of Immersive Virtual Reality (iHealthEd-IVR) and a Mobile Online Game (V-Care) on Interprofessional Education

The Impacts of Immersive Virtual Reality (iHealthEd-IVR) and a Mobile Online Game (V-Care) on Interprofessional Education: A Multi-Methods Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 271 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to compare the effectiveness of IVR and game-based learning in Interprofessional education (IPE), with significant implications for IPE delivery. The main question it aims to answer is: Does IVR or game-based learning enhance students' interprofessional competencies and learning outcomes in IPE? Which modalities optimise the educational effectiveness for IPE implementation among healthcare students between IVR and game-based learning? Researchers will compare the effectiveness of both IVR training and a mobile gaming platform and identify the optimal modality for IPE implementation. Participants will be randomly assigned to 2 groups: the IVR group that received a one-week IPE training with Immersive Virtual Reality (iHealthEd-IVR); the web-based group that received a one-week IPE training with a web-based serious game (V-Care).

Conditions

• Interprofessional Education
• Serious Games

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	IVR group	a one-week IPE training with Immersive Virtual Reality (iHealthEd-IVR) training for healthcare students, which is embedded in the course
OTHER	web-based group	a one-week IPE training with a web-based serious game (V-Care) training for healthcare students, which is embedded in the course

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-02
• Primary completion: 2024-10-31
• Completion: 2024-11-30
• First posted: 2026-03-16
• Last updated: 2026-03-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong