Artificial Intelligence Versus Human-controlled Doctor in Virtual Reality Simulation for Sepsis Team Training

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sepsis
• Interventions: Other: AI-powered doctor; Other: Human-controlled doctor avatar

• Registration Number: NCT05953441
• Lead Sponsor: National University of Singapore

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence virtual doctor with human-controlled virtual doctor avatars on nursing students' sepsis care and interprofessional communication.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-08-08
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-26
• Study Completion: 2022-11-13
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-17
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

1. All Year 3 NUS nursing students in Academic Year 2022
2. Individuals 20 years old and above; and
3. Consent to be video and/or audio-recorded

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Year 1, 2 and 4 NUS nursing students;
2. Incapable of giving informed consent;
3. Unable to understand and/or speak in English language;
4. Have visual, speech, and/or hearing impairment; and
5. Do not agree to be video and/or audio-recorded.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
AI-powered group	AI-powered doctor	Participants participated in a 2-hour Virtual Reality Simulation (VRS), which consisted of 2 simulation scenarios. Participants had to perform nursing assessment and management of virtual patient, followed by communicating with an AI virtual doctor.
Human-controlled group	Human-controlled doctor avatar	Participants participated in a 2-hour Virtual Reality Simulation (VRS), which consisted of 2 simulation scenarios. Participants had to perform nursing assessment and management of virtual patient, followed by communicating with a doctor avatar controlled by the medical student.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in Sepsis Knowledge on the 18-item sepsis knowledge test immediately after interventions.	Baseline and immediately after 2-hour VRS	The 8-item communication knowledge and 18-item sepsis knowledge tests were developed and content validated by a multidisciplinary team comprising a medical doctor, an advanced practice nurse, and nursing academics.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in Team Communication Self-Efficacy on the 6-item Patient Clinical Information Exchange and Interprofessional Communication Self-Efficacy Scale immediately after interventions.	Baseline and immediately after 2-hour VRS	The Patient Clinical Information Exchange and Interprofessional Communication Self-Efficacy Scale is a validated and self-reported instrument using a 0-100 Likert scale, which measures participants' perceptions of self-efficacy in team communication based on the ISBAR communication strategy.
Change from Baseline in Team Communication Knowledge on the 8-item communication knowledge test immediately after interventions.	Baseline and immediately after 2-hour VRS	The 8-item communication knowledge and 18-item sepsis knowledge tests were developed and content validated by a multidisciplinary team comprising a medical doctor, an advanced practice nurse, and nursing academics.
Sepsis Care Performance through a 15-minute video-recorded simulation-based assessment within 2 weeks of postintervention.	Within 2 weeks of postintervention.	2 independent raters used the validated RAPIDS (Rescuing A Patient In Deteriorating Situation) tool to measure nurses' simulation performance in assessing and managing a deteriorating patient.
Team Communication Performance through a 15-minute video-recorded simulation-based assessment within 2 weeks of postintervention.	Within 2 weeks of postintervention.	2 independent raters used a validated 9-item team communication scale to assess nurses' simulation performance in communicating with doctor using the TeamSTEPPS communication strategies.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies; 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore