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NCT Number: NCT07275372

Using Virtual Humans to Teach Cognitive Function Assessment to Nursing Students

Purpose of the Study This study wants to find out whether a virtual human (a computer-based simulated person) can help nursing students learn how to assess someone's thinking and memory skills.

Main Question Do nursing students learn cognitive function assessment better when they use a virtual human compared with reading printed materials?

What Participants Will Do Participants will learn how to do a cognitive function assessment for about 60 minutes, either by using a virtual human or by reading printed materials.

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Key information

Conditions

Nursing Students

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Taipei Medical University

Taipei, Taiwan, 110

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Yeu-Hui Chuang, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

886-2-27361661 ext. 6328

Yeu-Hui Chuang, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Nursing students currently enrolled in a bachelor's or post-baccalaureate nursing program.
  • Students who have not previously received instruction on the SPMSQ cognitive function assessment,

Exclusion criteria

  • no

Treatment and study plan

Virtual human

Other

There are five scenarios integrated into Virtual human software.

Printed material

Other

The comparison group will read the printed material regarding SPMSQ assessment.

Primary outcomes

  1. Competence of cognitive function assessment

    Time frame: 60 minutes

    Participants are required to conduct a cognitive function assessment on the virtual patient within a designed clinical scenario. The system assigns a score based on the completion of each item, with higher scores indicating better cognitive assessment ability.

  2. Knowledge of cognitive function assessment

    Time frame: 60 minutes

    A total of ten items were included. Each correct answer receives one point, while incorrect or "don't know" responses receive zero points. The total score ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating better knowledge of cognitive function assessment among the students.

  3. Confidence scale

    Time frame: 60 minutes

    The scale consists of five items, each scored from 1 to 5, with a total score ranging from 5 to 25. Higher scores indicate greater confidence in performing cognitive function assessments among the participants.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Learning Material Satisfaction Questionnaire

    Time frame: 60 minutes

    The questionnaire includes 10 items and is scored on a 5-point Likert scale, where "strongly disagree" = 1, "disagree" = 2, "neutral" = 3, "agree" = 4, and "strongly agree" = 5. The total score ranges from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction with the learning material (either the VH-based material or the printed material).

Study contacts

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

Chia-I Chao

CONTACT

[email protected]

886-930120686

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Taipei Medical University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Virtual Humans in Learning Cognitive Function Assessment Among Nursing Students

Acronym: VHCT-NS

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 10, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 20, 2026

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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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