Expectations and Experiences With Virtual Reality Training Among ICU Physicians and Nurses

The goal of this observational study is to describe the expectations and experiences with virtual reality in physicians and nurses working in the European ICUs. The main questions it aims to answer are:

What emotions and worries does the expected training with virtual reality evoke? What are the potential factors causing negative emotions and fear from expected training? What is the institutional approach to the online training approach regarding participation in working hours and covering the costs? How does the experience of training using virtual reality spread among the population of ICU physicians and nurses? Participants will fill out an electronic survey.

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Key information

Conditions

Virtual Reality Education Intensive Care Unit ICU

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

The need for constant training envelopes every medical speciality. Anesthesiology and Intensive Care or Critical care are no exceptions. Virtual reality is a very modern and fast-growing field with huge potential for education and training. The investigators hypothesise that virtual reality and online education could improve healthcare professionals' education feasibility. The survey was developed based on a trial version carried out only in the Czech Republic on 120 participants without any comments about questions clarity. The questionnaire contains a descriptive part and an explorative part about expectations and experiences with virtual reality in training. The study will aim for European ICUs. After that, the responses will be interpreted using statistical methods that fit. The investigators aim to publish our findings in a journal in WoS.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

HCPs working in ICU.

Exclusion criteria

HCPs not working in ICU.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

What emotions and worries does the expected training with virtual reality evoke?

Time frame: 6 months

This survey is going to explore the emotions that are provoked by training in virtual reality.
What are the potential factors causing negative emotions and fear from expected training?

Time frame: 6 months

This survey describes the potential factors causing negative emotions evoked by virtual reality training.

Secondary outcomes

What is the institutional approach to the online training approach regarding participation in working hours and covering the costs?

Time frame: 6 months

This study explores the institution's approach to online training. Mostly in are areas of fee cover and participation during working hours.
How is the experience of training using virtual reality spread among the population of ICU physicians and nurses?

Time frame: 6 months

This study explores the experience of ICU physicians and nurses with training with virtual reality elements.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brno University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

Masaryk University

Registry information

Acronym: ExpertVR-ICU

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Apr 17, 2025
Registry last updated: Apr 25, 2025

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