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NCT Number: NCT06974708

Interactive Virtual Occupational Safety Training Designed for Home Healthcare Workers

Overview. The investigators will collect preliminary data on the extent to which the knowledge gained from the enhanced HH-VSTS transfers to a real-world environment. Following abbreviated use of the enhanced HH-VSTS, participants will perform a walk-through of a realistic environment to assess their learning.

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Key information

Conditions

Learning

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Carolyn M Sommerich, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sarah Anderson

CONTACT

[email protected]

614-292-9965

About this study

The pilot test will use a quasi-experimental design with between groups and within subjects features to evaluate the generalizability of the enhanced HH-VSTS to a home setting. Participants will complete one of the three training modules in the HH-VSTS and then perform an actual walk-through of a simulated home setting during which they will be asked to identify any hazard that they think they recognize. The simulated home setting is a furnished apartment in Atwell Hall that is used for training OT and PT students. The primary outcome is Learning Transfer, assessed by hazard identification. The secondary outcome is the hazard response.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • have no formal training in home safety, and
  • ≥18 years old, and
  • able to read and write in English.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participant in a prior study about home healthcare worker occupational safety training
  • Individuals who meet criteria for Pre-existing Conditions Related to Cybersickness (a set of 4 screening questions)

Treatment and study plan

Home Healthcare Virtual Simulation Training System

Other

Interactive Virtual Occupational Safety Training Software Program for Home Healthcare Workers and Agencies

Primary outcomes

  1. Learning transfer as measured by hazard identification

    Time frame: immediately after exposure to the intervention

    Number of hazards identified in the environment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hazard Response

    Time frame: immediately after exposure to the intervention

    Response consists of what participant would do about identified hazard and how they would talk with client/family about the hazard and how to address it. Hazard response will be defined using a coding scheme that we developed previously (REF). The coding scheme includes three response categories: (1) Optimal, which is an effective response without negative impact to either the home healthcare worker (HHW) or care recipient; (2) Mixed, defined as a response that can reduce the hazard, but can negatively impact either the HHW or the care recipient; and (3) Suboptimal, in which the hazard response is ineffective or inappropriate.

    REF: This is the publication we reference for this measurement: Wills CE, Polivka BJ, Darragh A, Lavender S, Sommerich C, Stredney D. "Making Do" decisions: How home healthcare personnel manage their exposure to home hazards. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 2016;38(4):411-426

Study contacts

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

Carolyn M Sommerich, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

614-292-9965

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ohio State University

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Virginia Commonwealth University

Registry information

Official study title

Interactive Virtual Occupational Safety Training Designed With and for Ohio Home Healthcare Workers and Agencies

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
May 16, 2025
Registry last updated
May 16, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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