Dementia Simulation-based TeachingNCT07172633
Effects of Dementia Scenario-Based Simulation Teaching Combined With Virtual Technology Among Nursing Students
A study testing scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology and traditional dementia case discussions in people with Dementia Simulation-based Teaching, run by Huei-Chuan Sung at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
This study aims to evaluate the effects of scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology on dementia knowledge, empathy, communication, and assessment skills among nursing students. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 40 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Dementia Simulation-based Teaching
- What is being tested?
- scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology and traditional dementia case discussions
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 41 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 1 Aug 2025to 31 Jul 2026
- 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 to 40 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- college nursing students with ages ranging from 18 to 40 years,
- Taiwanese nationality,
- provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Who cannot join
- college nursing students who do not meet the inclusion criteria
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of Scenario-Based Simulation Teaching Combined With Virtual Technology on Knowledge, Empathy, and Communication and Assessment Skills in Dementia Care Among Nursing Students
This study aims to evaluate the effects of scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology on dementia knowledge, empathy, communication, and assessment skills among nursing students.
Read the detailed description
This two-group randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology on dementia knowledge, empathy, communication, and assessment skills among nursing students.
The interventional group will receive the 5-week scenario-based simulation teaching with a virtual coach in addition to regular dementia care lectures.
The control group will receive the 5-week traditional dementia case discussions in addition to regular dementia care lectures.
Both groups will be assessed for their dementia knowledge, empathy, communication, and assessment skills at baseline, week 12, and week 18.
- Conditions
- Dementia Simulation-based Teaching
- Being tested
- scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology, traditional dementia case discussions
- Keywords
- Simulation-based teaching, virtual technology, dementia, nursing student
- Medical subject headings
- Dementia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technologyOther
5-week scenario-based simulation teaching with a virtual coach acting as an older adult with dementia in addition to regular dementia care lectures
traditional dementia case discussionsOther
5-week traditional dementia case discussions in addition to regular dementia care lectures
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology | Experimental | 5-week scenario-based simulation teaching with a virtual coach intervention in addition to regular dementia care lectures Receives: Other: scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology |
| traditional dementia case discussions | Active comparator | 5-week traditional dementia case discussions in addition to regular dementia care lectures Receives: Other: traditional dementia case discussions |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale
Dementia Knowledge
Measured: baseline, week 12, week 18
Jefferson Scale of Empathy
empathy
Measured: baseine, week 12, week 18
Nursing Students' Communication Behavior with Dementia Patients Scale
Communication behavior with dementia patients
Measured: baseine, week 12, week 18
Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale
communication skills
Measured: baseline, week 12, week 18
Secondary outcomes (1)
Dementia Assessment Practice Rubrics
assessment skills for people with dementia
Measured: baseline, week 12, week 18
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Sep 2025
- Study start1 Aug 2025
- Primary completion31 Jul 2026
- Study completion31 Jul 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Dementia Simulation-based TeachingStudies 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 41 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Huei-Chuan Sung
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Huei-Chuan Sung, Tzu Chi University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07172633
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PMN1141602
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 8 Sep 2025
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Scenario-Based Simulation Teaching Combined With Virtual Technology on Knowledge, Empathy, and Communication and Assessment Skills in Dementia Care Among Nursing Students
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07172633
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PMN1141602
- Conditions
- Dementia Simulation-based Teaching
- Keywords
- Simulation-based teaching, virtual technology, dementia, nursing student
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 41 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Huei-Chuan SungUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Jul 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Sep 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.
This study aims to evaluate the effects of scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology on dementia knowledge, empathy, communication, and assessment skills among nursing students.
Detailed description
This two-group randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology on dementia knowledge, empathy, communication, and assessment skills among nursing students.
The interventional group will receive the 5-week scenario-based simulation teaching with a virtual coach in addition to regular dementia care lectures.
The control group will receive the 5-week traditional dementia case discussions in addition to regular dementia care lectures.
Both groups will be assessed for their dementia knowledge, empathy, communication, and assessment skills at baseline, week 12, and week 18.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology | Experimental | Other: scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology5-week scenario-based simulation teaching with a virtual coach intervention in addition to regular dementia care lectures |
| traditional dementia case discussions | Active comparator | Other: traditional dementia case discussions5-week traditional dementia case discussions in addition to regular dementia care lectures |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 40 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- college nursing students with ages ranging from 18 to 40 years,
- Taiwanese nationality,
- provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- college nursing students who do not meet the inclusion criteria
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 |
|---|---|---|
| scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology5-week scenario-based simulation teaching with a virtual coach acting as an older adult with dementia in addition to regular dementia care lectures | Other | Scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology |
| traditional dementia case discussions5-week traditional dementia case discussions in addition to regular dementia care lectures | Other | traditional dementia case discussions |
Primary outcome
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale
Time frame: baseline, week 12, week 18
Dementia Knowledge
Jefferson Scale of Empathy
Time frame: baseine, week 12, week 18
empathy
Nursing Students' Communication Behavior with Dementia Patients Scale
Time frame: baseine, week 12, week 18
Communication behavior with dementia patients
Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale
Time frame: baseline, week 12, week 18
communication skills
1 secondary outcome
Dementia Assessment Practice Rubrics
Time frame: baseline, week 12, week 18
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 22 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing scenario-based simulation teaching with virtual technology and traditional dementia case discussions in people with Dementia Simulation-based Teaching, run by Huei-Chuan Sung at 1 site in Taiwan.
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 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 22 Oct 2026. 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 Taiwan. 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?
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (time frame: baseline, week 12, week 18). The study lists 4 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 22 Oct 2026.