Virtual RealityRealityCareNCT07005544
Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality
A study testing RealityCare in people with Virtual Reality and Hand Washing Behavior, run by Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana at 1 site in Colombia.
Trial summary
Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Virtual Reality, Hand Washing Behavior
- What is being tested?
- RealityCare
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 215 participants
- Where
- 1 siteColombia
- Study dates
- 3 Mar 2025to 2 May 2025
- 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
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- auxiliary nurses,
- informal caregivers
Who cannot join
- Caregivers (both auxiliary nurses or informal caregivers) with prior healthcare training or experience with virtual reality were excluded
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Improving Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality: A Quasi-Experimental Approach
Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia
Read the detailed description
This quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia. A total of 215 participants (94 auxiliary nurses, 121 informal caregivers) completed the intervention, which included three 15-minute Virtual Reality training sessions with real-time feedback on hand hygiene technique. Data were collected at baseline (PRE) and immediately after the Virtual Reality intervention (POST), which included one 15-minute training sessions. Variables assessed included hand hygiene performance, error rates, and knowledge assessment. Linear mixed-effects models were used to assess changes over time.
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Hand Washing Behavior
- Being tested
- RealityCare
- Keywords
- Virtual Reality, Infection Control, Hand Hygiene, Caregivers
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
RealityCareDevice
Participants utilized a Virtual Reality scenario that simulated a complete handwashing sequence with water and soap, including an instructional display demonstrating the correct hand hygiene technique.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Handwashing using virtual reality Receives: Device: RealityCare |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Errors
Number of errors based on the standardized hand hygiene protocol approved by institutions involved in this study
Measured: From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours
Time
Time (measure in seconds) used for washing the hands
Measured: From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours
Secondary outcomes (1)
Knowledge
Number of right responses to key questions about hand hygiene
Measured: From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Jun 2025
- Study start3 Mar 2025
- Primary completion30 Apr 2025
- Study completion2 May 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Virtual RealityStudies 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
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 215 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, José Joaquín Mira Solves, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
- Investigators
- Jose Mira, PhD, Principal investigator, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07005544
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- RealityCare TED 2021-130383B-I
- Acronym
- RealityCare
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 23 May 2025
- Last updated
- 5 Jun 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Anonymized data are analyzed by FISABIO
Publications
Stuart JP, Gannon PR, Dotto VR, Regina R, Mumma JM. Visualizing the WHO "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene," framework: A virtual reality training program for improving hand hygiene adherence among nurses. Am J Infect Control. 2025 May;53(5):576-581. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.01.007. Epub 2025 Jan 15.
PubMed 39824286Omori K, Shigemoto N, Kitagawa H, Nomura T, Kaiki Y, Miyaji K, Akita T, Kobayashi T, Hattori M, Hasunuma N, Tanaka J, Ohge H. Virtual reality as a learning tool for improving infection control procedures. Am J Infect Control. 2023 Feb;51(2):129-134. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.05.023. Epub 2022 Jun 1.
PubMed 35659561Eichel VM, Brandt C, Brandt J, Jabs JM, Mutters NT. Is virtual reality suitable for hand hygiene training in health care workers? Evaluating an application for acceptability and effectiveness. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2022 Jun 25;11(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01127-6.
PubMed 35752839Mira J, Gonzalez M, Villalba C, Guerra L, Ramirez-Moya Y, Hernandez J, Moya O, Pineda L, Perez-Esteve C. Improving Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Oct 7;27:e78882. doi: 10.2196/78882.
PubMed 41057041
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Jun 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Improving Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality: A Quasi-Experimental Approach
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07005544
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- RealityCare / RealityCare TED 2021-130383B-I
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Hand Washing Behavior
- Keywords
- Virtual Reality, Infection Control, Hand Hygiene, Caregivers
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 215 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat ValencianaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
- Study start
- 3 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 2 May 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Jun 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.
Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia
Detailed description
This quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia. A total of 215 participants (94 auxiliary nurses, 121 informal caregivers) completed the intervention, which included three 15-minute Virtual Reality training sessions with real-time feedback on hand hygiene technique. Data were collected at baseline (PRE) and immediately after the Virtual Reality intervention (POST), which included one 15-minute training sessions. Variables assessed included hand hygiene performance, error rates, and knowledge assessment. Linear mixed-effects models were used to assess changes over time.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Device: RealityCareHandwashing using virtual reality |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- auxiliary nurses,
- informal caregivers
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Caregivers (both auxiliary nurses or informal caregivers) with prior healthcare training or experience with virtual reality were excluded
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RealityCareParticipants utilized a Virtual Reality scenario that simulated a complete handwashing sequence with water and soap, including an instructional display demonstrating the correct hand hygiene technique. | Device | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Errors
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours
Number of errors based on the standardized hand hygiene protocol approved by institutions involved in this study
Time
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours
Time (measure in seconds) used for washing the hands
1 secondary outcome
Knowledge
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours
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 5 Jun 2025.
- Background: PubMed 39824286Stuart JP, Gannon PR, Dotto VR, Regina R, Mumma JM. Visualizing the WHO "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene," framework: A virtual reality training program for improving hand hygiene adherence among nurses. Am J Infect Control. 2025 May;53(5):576-581. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.01.007. Epub 2025 Jan 15.
- Background: PubMed 35659561Omori K, Shigemoto N, Kitagawa H, Nomura T, Kaiki Y, Miyaji K, Akita T, Kobayashi T, Hattori M, Hasunuma N, Tanaka J, Ohge H. Virtual reality as a learning tool for improving infection control procedures. Am J Infect Control. 2023 Feb;51(2):129-134. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.05.023. Epub 2022 Jun 1.
- Background: PubMed 35752839Eichel VM, Brandt C, Brandt J, Jabs JM, Mutters NT. Is virtual reality suitable for hand hygiene training in health care workers? Evaluating an application for acceptability and effectiveness. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2022 Jun 25;11(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01127-6.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41057041Mira J, Gonzalez M, Villalba C, Guerra L, Ramirez-Moya Y, Hernandez J, Moya O, Pineda L, Perez-Esteve C. Improving Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Oct 7;27:e78882. doi: 10.2196/78882.
- Training informal caregivers using virtual reality to increase patient safetyLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Anonymized data are analyzed by FISABIO
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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.
Jose Mira, PhD principal investigator
Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing RealityCare in people with Virtual Reality and Hand Washing Behavior, run by Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana at 1 site in Colombia.
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 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Jun 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Colombia. 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?
Errors (time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment on the same day, within an estimated period of 1 to 2 hours). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT07005544, which also lists 4 linked publications.
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 5 Jun 2025.