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NCT Number: NCT06980831

Development of Virtual Reality for Nursing Students: Electroconvulsive Therapy

Project: "Development of virtual reality for nursing students: ECT"

For this project the researchers will adapte 'health belief model' as a core concept for developing knowledge, attitude and skills of nursing students to take care of psychiatric patients with ECT. For their practice, the participants will be taught to take care of patients with ECT into 3 phases: before, during, and after ECT.

The researchers believe that this VR technology will help Thai-nursing students better understand and know how to take care of patients with ECT.

This project will consist of two phase. phase I: developing VR- ECT technology for nursing students. we will pilot test VR-ECT in Nursing students by randomizing nursing students volunteers into two groups: an experimental group and waitlist control group (N = 140). Knowledge, attitude and satisfaction and self-confidence will be measured at baseline (day 1), week 8 after intervention complete

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Key information

Conditions

Electroconvulsive Therapy Behavior Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Personal Satisfaction

Age range

18 year–24 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Population: Thai nursing students who are between 18-24 years old who are studying in bachalor of Nursing, Thailand.

Sample:

Inclusion criteria

the researchers will include bachelor nursing students who 1) are between 18-24 year of age; 2) are proficient in Thai; 3) are never study in ECT class; and 4) volunteer.

Exclusion criteria

the researchers will exclude nursing students if they have 1) current presence of physical or mental condition such as learning disorders, and psychiatric disorders, all of which make full participation in all aspects of this study questionable; 2) already studies and had experienced with ECT nursing care.

Phase I: To develop the ECT virtual reality for nursing students

  • 20 nursing students for VR-testing

Phase II: To evaluate the effects of VR-ECT for nursing students on knowledge, attitude, satisfaction and self-confidence among Thai-nursing students.

  • Quantitative sample: 140 nursing students randomized to two groups to test the effectiveness and efficacy of the VR-ECT.
  • Qualitative sample: 20 nursing students for in-depth interview and focus group to get the nursing students' experience and perception of VR-ECT.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • the researchers will include Thai-nursing students who 1) are between 18 and 24 years of age; 2) are proficient in Thai; 3) volunteer

Exclusion criteria

  • the researchers will exclude Thai nursing students who 1) current presence of physical or mental conditions such as learning disorders and psychiatric disorders, all of which make full participation in all aspects of this study questionable; 2) had already studied in ECT or had experienced for taking care patients with ECT.

Treatment and study plan

ECT group

Procedure

VR-ECT group, nursing students will practice via virtual reality for taking care of patients with ECT.

Primary outcomes

  1. VR-ECT knowledge (Thai version)

    Time frame: Day 1 -8 wk after intervention complete

    the researchers will adapt the knowledge for ECT nursing by Pruge and Vichai (2022) to measure the knowledge of nursing students for ECT nursing including the indication for ECT, Action and Side Effects, steps for ECT nursing, and adverse effect of ECT. The instrument including 18 items, each item has two options for yes (1 score) and no (o score).

  2. VR-ECT attitude (Thai -version)

    Time frame: Day 1 - 8 week after intervention completed

    The researcher adapted questions developed by Pomporn Thongmuang (16). The purpose of this assessment was to measure nursing students' attitudes towards electrotherapy. It consists of 10 questions. The highest score indicates a positive attitude towards electroconvulsive therapy.

  3. VR-ECT Satisfaction (Thai-version)

    Time frame: Day 1 - 8 week after intervention completed

    For the satisfaction on using VR-ECT technology (Satisfaction_VR-ECT) by Wanthana Pankamdee (17). The researcher will adapt this instrument based on the University students in Thailand context. The items including 40 items related with satisfaction of VR-ECT technology as Likert scale (1=dissatisfied to 5=very satisified). The high score indicates the high level of satisfaction.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Chuntana Reangsing, Phd, RN

CONTACT

[email protected]

0655099839

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mae Fah Luang University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Developmental of Virtual Reality for Nursing Students: Electroconvulsive Therapy

Acronym: Experimental

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
May 20, 2025
Registry last updated
May 20, 2025

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