NurseNCT06022783
Effect of Virtual Reality Intervention on Stress Levels of Surgical Nurses
A study testing Virtual reality intervention in people with Nurse and Stress, run by Trakya University at 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The aim this crossover designed study is to examine the effect of watching a relaxing video with using virtual reality glasses (VR-G) during the break period of a working shift on the stress levels of surgical nurses. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Nurse, Stress, Virtual Reality
- What is being tested?
- Virtual reality intervention
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 24 Jan 2023to 4 Aug 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- working in a surgical unit for at least one year
- able to use virtual reality glasses
- volunteering to participate in this study
Who cannot join
- having a visual and/or audial problems
- leaving surgical unit for any reason
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)2 sites
Trakya University
Edirne, Turkey, 22030
Seher Ünver
Edirne, 22030
About this study
Official title: The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Intervention on Stress Levels of Surgical Nurses: A Crossover Designed Study
The aim this crossover designed study is to examine the effect of watching a relaxing video with using virtual reality glasses (VR-G) during the break period of a working shift on the stress levels of surgical nurses.
Nurses will be asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time (the first procedure).
After one-week wash-out period, researchers will compare second procedure (no video watch with VR-G) to see if there is any difference on the stress levels of the nurses.
Read the detailed description
Allocation of the nurses to the procedure groups (with VR-G and no VR-G procedures) is done with using Random Allocation Software program.
Among the with VR-G procedure:
The nurses were asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time. The researcher visited the nurses at the beginning of the working shift and asked the nurse stress scale items to them in the nursing room, scheduled a break period with them individually and visited them again at the scheduled time. Then, the researcher prepared the video and googles, asked nurses to sit on the chair in the nursing room at the surgical unit, helped them to wear the VR-G and let them alone to watch the video for 20 minutes.
At the end of their working shift, the researcher visited them and asked the scale items once again.
Among the no VR-G procedure:
The nurses did not watch any video and copleted their routine working shift and break times. The researcher visited the nurses at the beginning and at the end of their working shift and asked the nurse stress scale items to them in the nursing room.
- Conditions
- Nurse, Stress, Virtual Reality
- Being tested
- Virtual reality intervention
- Keywords
- surgical nurses, stress, virtual reality intervention
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Virtual reality interventionOther
Watching a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| with VR-G | Experimental | The nurses in this procedure were asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time. Receives: Other: Virtual reality intervention |
| no VR-G | No intervention | The nurses in this procedure did not watch any video and completed their routine working shift and break times. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Stress level
will be evaluated with using the "Nurse Stress Scale (NSS)" which is developed by Gray-Toft and Anderson and, translated and validated in Turkish by Mert, Sayilan and Baydemir. This scale consists of seven subcategories and 34 positive items rated using a 4-point Likert scoring system "1-never", "2-sometimes", 3-often," "4-very often". The total scale score, which reflects the frequency of the stress experienced by nurses, ranges from 34 to 136 points. A higher score indicates more frequent stress, while a lower score indicates less stress for the same situations.
Measured: At the beginning and end of nurses daily working shift through study completion, an average of six months.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Sep 2023
- Study start24 Jan 2023
- Primary completion24 Jul 2023
- Study completion4 Aug 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Model description
- crossover designed randomized controlled study
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Trakya University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Seher Ünver, Trakya University
- Investigators
- Seher Ünver, Principal investigator, Trakya UniversitySeda C Yeniğün, Principal investigator, Akdeniz University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06022783
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2023-KAEK-655
- Status last verified
- Jul 2025
- First submitted
- 24 Aug 2023
- Last updated
- 6 Aug 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Unver S, Yenigun Akbulut SC. Work-related stress experienced by surgical nurses: Evaluating the effectiveness of virtual reality in a crossover-designed randomized controlled study. J Health Psychol. 2026 Apr 21:13591053261441477. doi: 10.1177/13591053261441477. Online ahead of print.
PubMed 42012209
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Intervention on Stress Levels of Surgical Nurses: A Crossover Designed Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06022783
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2023-KAEK-655
- Conditions
- Nurse, Stress, Virtual Reality
- Keywords
- surgical nurses, stress, virtual reality intervention
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Trakya UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 24 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 24 Jul 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 4 Aug 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Sep 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim this crossover designed study is to examine the effect of watching a relaxing video with using virtual reality glasses (VR-G) during the break period of a working shift on the stress levels of surgical nurses.
Nurses will be asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time (the first procedure).
After one-week wash-out period, researchers will compare second procedure (no video watch with VR-G) to see if there is any difference on the stress levels of the nurses.
Detailed description
Allocation of the nurses to the procedure groups (with VR-G and no VR-G procedures) is done with using Random Allocation Software program.
Among the with VR-G procedure:
The nurses were asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time. The researcher visited the nurses at the beginning of the working shift and asked the nurse stress scale items to them in the nursing room, scheduled a break period with them individually and visited them again at the scheduled time. Then, the researcher prepared the video and googles, asked nurses to sit on the chair in the nursing room at the surgical unit, helped them to wear the VR-G and let them alone to watch the video for 20 minutes.
At the end of their working shift, the researcher visited them and asked the scale items once again.
Among the no VR-G procedure:
The nurses did not watch any video and copleted their routine working shift and break times. The researcher visited the nurses at the beginning and at the end of their working shift and asked the nurse stress scale items to them in the nursing room.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- crossover designed randomized controlled study
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| with VR-G | Experimental | Other: Virtual reality interventionThe nurses in this procedure were asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time. |
| no VR-G | No intervention | –The nurses in this procedure did not watch any video and completed their routine working shift and break times. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- working in a surgical unit for at least one year
- able to use virtual reality glasses
- volunteering to participate in this study
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- having a visual and/or audial problems
- leaving surgical unit for any reason
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual reality interventionWatching a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes | Other | with VR-G |
Primary outcome
Stress level
Time frame: At the beginning and end of nurses daily working shift through study completion, an average of six months.
will be evaluated with using the "Nurse Stress Scale (NSS)" which is developed by Gray-Toft and Anderson and, translated and validated in Turkish by Mert, Sayilan and Baydemir. This scale consists of seven subcategories and 34 positive items rated using a 4-point Likert scoring system "1-never", "2-sometimes", 3-often," "4-very often". The total scale score, which reflects the frequency of the stress experienced by nurses, ranges from 34 to 136 points. A higher score indicates more frequent stress, while a lower score indicates less stress for the same situations.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Aug 2025.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 42012209Unver S, Yenigun Akbulut SC. Work-related stress experienced by surgical nurses: Evaluating the effectiveness of virtual reality in a crossover-designed randomized controlled study. J Health Psychol. 2026 Apr 21:13591053261441477. doi: 10.1177/13591053261441477. Online ahead of print.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Seher Ünver principal investigator
Trakya University
Seda C Yeniğün principal investigator
Akdeniz University
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Virtual reality intervention in people with Nurse and Stress, run by Trakya University at 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Stress level (time frame: At the beginning and end of nurses daily working shift through study completion, an average of six months.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06022783, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Aug 2025.