Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Virtual Reality; Hand Washing Behavior

• Registration Number: NCT07005544
• Lead Sponsor: Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana

Brief 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-03-03
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-30
• Study Completion: 2025-05-02
• Study First Submitted: 2025-05-23
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-06-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-03
• Study First Posted: 2025-06-05
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 215

Inclusion Criteria

• auxiliary nurses,
• informal caregivers

Exclusion Criteria

• Caregivers (both auxiliary nurses or informal caregivers) with prior healthcare training or experience with virtual reality were excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Errors	From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours	Number of errors based on the standardized hand hygiene protocol approved by institutions involved in this study
Time	From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours	Time (measure in seconds) used for washing the hands

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge	From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours	Number of right responses to key questions about hand hygiene

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Minuto de Dios; 🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia