Electroconvulsive TherapyExperimentalNCT06980831
Development of Virtual Reality for Nursing Students: Electroconvulsive Therapy
A study testing ECT group in people with Electroconvulsive Therapy and Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, run by Mae Fah Luang University.
Trial summary
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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 24 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Electroconvulsive Therapy, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- What is being tested?
- ECT group
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 140 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2025to 31 Dec 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 to 24 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- the researchers will include Thai-nursing students who 1) are between 18 and 24 years of age; 2) are proficient in Thai; 3) volunteer
Who cannot join
- 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.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Developmental 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.
Read more
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
Read the detailed description
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.
- Being tested
- ECT group
- Keywords
- knowledge, attitude, satisfaction, self-confidence, electroconvulsive therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Behavior, Personal Satisfaction
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ECT groupProcedure or surgery
VR-ECT group, nursing students will practice via virtual reality for taking care of patients with ECT.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental group | Experimental | ECT group Receives: Procedure: ECT group |
| control group | No intervention | waitlist control group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
VR-ECT knowledge (Thai version)
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).
Measured: Day 1 -8 wk after intervention complete
VR-ECT attitude (Thai -version)
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.
Measured: Day 1 - 8 week after intervention completed
VR-ECT Satisfaction (Thai-version)
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.
Measured: Day 1 - 8 week after intervention completed
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 May 2025
- Study start1 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Electroconvulsive TherapyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Mae Fah Luang University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Chuntana Reangsing, Mae Fah Luang University
- Investigators
- Chuntana Reangsing, PhD, RN, Principal investigator, School of Nursing ,Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06980831
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- EC-24116-19
- Acronym
- Experimental
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 16 Jan 2025
- Last updated
- 20 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: No individual participant data will be shared. Results will be published by the investigators in academic journals. Sharing of generated study data will be carried out in several different ways. We plan to make our results available to researchers and potential collaborators interested in patients with ECT
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Developmental of Virtual Reality for Nursing Students: Electroconvulsive Therapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06980831
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Experimental / EC-24116-19
- Keywords
- knowledge, attitude, satisfaction, self-confidence, electroconvulsive therapy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Mae Fah Luang UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 20 May 2025 (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.
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
Detailed description
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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental group | Experimental | Procedure: ECT groupECT group |
| control group | No intervention | –waitlist control group |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 24 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- the researchers will include Thai-nursing students who 1) are between 18 and 24 years of age; 2) are proficient in Thai; 3) volunteer
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ECT groupVR-ECT group, nursing students will practice via virtual reality for taking care of patients with ECT. | Procedure or surgery | Experimental group |
Primary outcome
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).
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.
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.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 May 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. No individual participant data will be shared. Results will be published by the investigators in academic journals. Sharing of generated study data will be carried out in several different ways. We plan to make our results available to researchers and potential collaborators interested in patients with ECT
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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.
Chuntana Reangsing, PhD, RN principal investigator
School of Nursing ,Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing ECT group in people with Electroconvulsive Therapy and Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, run by Mae Fah Luang University.
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 1 inclusion and 1 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Chuntana Reangsing, Phd, RN (0655099839, chuntana.rea@mfu.ac.th), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
VR-ECT knowledge (Thai version) (time frame: Day 1 -8 wk after intervention complete). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 20 May 2025.