Evaluation of Virtual Reality in Hazmat Training

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: No Disease or Condition is Being Studied; Does Virtual Reality Aid in Hazmat Training; Evaluating a Brief Intervention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Virtual Reality Training; Behavioral: Classroom Training

• Registration Number: NCT06113406
• Lead Sponsor: MetaMedia Training International, Inc.

Brief Summary

Type of study: Two-group comparison.

Main question it aims to answer:

Does the use of virtual reality emergency scenarios provide a practical and effective tool to supplement traditional instructor-led training for first responder trainees?

A. For the traditional hazmat response training group; Traditional training will be held in the classroom environment for 45 minutes in the form of a lecture, then the training session will be terminated.

B. For VR hazmat response training group; After the traditional classroom session has ended, the participants will complete the additional VR training scenario, online content, and question-answer session. Once completed the session will be closed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-31
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-31
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-13
• Study Completion: 2023-06-15
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-27
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• currently enrolled in a hazmat training course

Exclusion Criteria

• under the age of 18 or over the age of 65

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Virtual Reality Training	Virtual Reality Training	After the traditional training has ended, the experimental group will receive the additional VR scenario, online educational content and question and answer session. For the VR training group, the participant is asked to perform the analyze, plan, implement, and evaluation steps individually. After the training is completed the session is closed.
Classroom Training	Classroom Training	The active control group is given traditional hazmat response training which is already part of their curriculum. For the traditional training group the session is given in the classroom for 45 minutes and the training session is ended.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Keywords identified on questionnaire	day 1	Participants will receive a score of zero to ten based on the number of keywords they identified. Each correct key word identified is worth 1 point. Minimum 0, maximum 10 points can be scored. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MetaMedia Training International; 🇺🇸 Frederick, Maryland, United States