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The Effectiveness of Combining AR/VR Technology in Virtual Clinical Auditory Hallucinations on the Comprehensive Auditory Hallucination Nursing Competency of Psychiatric Nurses

NCT06938997 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-05-08

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Summary

This study aims to develop and evaluate a Virtual Reality (VR) Auditory Hallucination Program to enhance psychiatric nurses' comprehensive care competence in managing auditory hallucinations among patients with schizophrenia. Given that 60-80% of patients on the schizophrenia spectrum experience auditory hallucinations, and many continue to do so despite medication, improving nurses' professional skills in this area is critical.

The research is conducted in two phases across four psychiatric institutions. Phase one involves the development and validation of the VR program and an OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), piloted with five participants and evaluated by psychiatric nursing experts. Phase two is a formal interventional study with 200 psychiatric nurses, using block randomization and three data collection time points.

Assessment tools include five instruments measuring nurses' confidence, knowledge, attitude, empathy, immersion, and care performance related to auditory hallucinations. The study expects to strengthen nurses' ability to assess and manage auditory hallucinations effectively, and proposes the VR program as a potential tool for nursing in-service education.

Conditions

  • Nurses
  • Schizophenia Disorder
  • Hallucinations, Auditory

Interventions

OTHER

Virtual clinical auditory hallucination solution combining AR/VR technology

This study, titled "Effectiveness of AR/VR-integrated OSCE on Psychiatric Nurses' Comprehensive Auditory Hallucination Care Ability: A Randomized Controlled Trial," involves both experimental and control groups watching videos. The control group views standard educational videos, while the experimental group uses AR/VR technology, virtual patient interaction platforms, and educational videos in a simulated clinical environment. Four scripts were developed: two for training and two for pre/post-testing. All scripts and OSCE checklists are researcher-developed, reviewed by experts, and pilot tested.

OTHER

Auditory Hallucination Care Video

The videos include professional knowledge and skills related to auditory hallucinations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-01
Primary Completion
2027-05-01
Completion
2027-05-01

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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