Training in Knowledge and Skills for Nursing Students in a Metaverse EnvironmentNursingEductNCT07577557
The Metaverse-Based Simulation on Nursing Students
A study testing learning in people with Training in Knowledge and Skills for Nursing Students in a Metaverse Environment, run by Esin Cetinkaya Uslusoy at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Background: : Modern nursing education is moving away from the traditional model, which relies on the rote memorization of theoretical knowledge, and is evolving toward innovative learning methods that can enrich the learning experience. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Training in Knowledge and Skills for Nursing Students in a Metaverse Environment
- What is being tested?
- learning
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 7 Apr 2025to 7 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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- to be a first-year nursing student
- to lack knowledge and skills regarding vital signs
- to own a smartphone, computer, or tablet
Who cannot join
- students who do not meet the eligibility criteria
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Suleyman Demirel Universty
Isparta, Merkez, 32200
About this study
Official title: The Effect of a Metaverse-Based Simulation on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Vital Signs Skills
Background: : Modern nursing education is moving away from the traditional model, which relies on the rote memorization of theoretical knowledge, and is evolving toward innovative learning methods that can enrich the learning experience.
Aim: The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the metaverse environment in helping nursing students acquire knowledge and skills related to vital signs.
Methods: A randomized controlled study was performed on 80 students. The experimental group students were virtual learning platform with metaverse, and the control group students were taught the traditional face to face education.
- Being tested
- learning
- Keywords
- nursing students, simulation, metaverse
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
learningBehavioural
Education on Metaverse platform
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | Intervention group: The students in this group are those who used the prepared metaverse environment for the development of knowledge and skills. Students accessed all materials related to life science knowledge and skills-including lecture slides, articles, textbook content, skill lists, videos, images, and more-through this platform. Additionally, a video of the lecture presentation, narrated by the instructor who taught this course to the control group, is available on this platform. Before the training began, a single trial/preparation session was held with the students one week prior to the intervention to ensure they could log into the metaverse environment, select an avatar, and communicate within this environment. Subsequently, when the study began, the entire group logged into the designated virtual rooms in the Metaverse environment using their chosen avatars and accessed the content prepared for them at any time (without time restrictions) and via any online device of their Receives: Behavioral: learning |
| control group | No intervention | Control group: Life skills training was delivered to this group by the relevant faculty member in a face-to-face classroom setting. Subsequently, the details of this topic were taught through demonstrations using models in a 4-hour face-to-face laboratory session. Documents related to the life certificate (lecture slides, articles, book references, skill lists, videos, images, etc.) were organized into a dedicated documents section within the university's Learning Management System. As a result, participants in the control group were able to access these materials from time to time. This training was conducted over the course of one academic week. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Mateverse will enhance students' knowledge and skills related to vital signs.
This study was conducted using a post-test control group experimental design. The intervention group consisted of students who utilized the metaverse environment for knowledge and skills development. Once the study commenced, all students in the intervention group entered the designated virtual rooms using their chosen avatars and were able to access the prepared content at any time over a one-week period, without time restrictions and via any internet-enabled device. The vital signs training for the control group was delivered face-to-face in a classroom setting by the course instructor. Students in both groups learned information and skills related to vital signs using different methods within the same academic week. The data collection tools used included the Personal Information Form, the Vital Signs Knowledge Test to assess knowledge acquisition, and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to assess skill acquisition.
Measured: two week
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 May 2026
- Study start7 Apr 2025
- Primary completion21 Apr 2025
- Study completion7 May 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Training in Knowledge and Skills for Nursing Students in a Metaverse EnvironmentStudies 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
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Esin Cetinkaya Uslusoy
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Esin Cetinkaya Uslusoy, Suleyman Demirel University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07577557
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SDU Health Science Faculty
- Acronym
- NursingEduct
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 15 Apr 2026
- Last updated
- 14 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of a Metaverse-Based Simulation on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Vital Signs Skills
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07577557
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NursingEduct / SDU Health Science Faculty
- Keywords
- nursing students, simulation, metaverse
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Esin Cetinkaya UslusoyUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 7 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 21 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 7 May 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 May 2026 (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.
Background: : Modern nursing education is moving away from the traditional model, which relies on the rote memorization of theoretical knowledge, and is evolving toward innovative learning methods that can enrich the learning experience.
Aim: The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the metaverse environment in helping nursing students acquire knowledge and skills related to vital signs.
Methods: A randomized controlled study was performed on 80 students. The experimental group students were virtual learning platform with metaverse, and the control group students were taught the traditional face to face education.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | Behavioral: learningIntervention group: The students in this group are those who used the prepared metaverse environment for the development of knowledge and skills. Students accessed all materials related to life science knowledge and skills-including lecture slides, articles, textbook content, skill lists, videos, images, and more-through this platform. Additionally, a video of the lecture presentation, narrated by the instructor who taught this course to the control group, is available on this platform. Before the training began, a single trial/preparation session was held with the students one week prior to the intervention to ensure they could log into the metaverse environment, select an avatar, and communicate within this environment. Subsequently, when the study began, the entire group logged into the designated virtual rooms in the Metaverse environment using their chosen avatars and accessed the content prepared for them at any time (without time restrictions) and via any online device of their |
| control group | No intervention | –Control group: Life skills training was delivered to this group by the relevant faculty member in a face-to-face classroom setting. Subsequently, the details of this topic were taught through demonstrations using models in a 4-hour face-to-face laboratory session. Documents related to the life certificate (lecture slides, articles, book references, skill lists, videos, images, etc.) were organized into a dedicated documents section within the university's Learning Management System. As a result, participants in the control group were able to access these materials from time to time. This training was conducted over the course of one academic week. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- to be a first-year nursing student
- to lack knowledge and skills regarding vital signs
- to own a smartphone, computer, or tablet
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- students who do not meet the eligibility 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 |
|---|---|---|
| learningEducation on Metaverse platform | Behavioural | Intervention group |
Primary outcome
Mateverse will enhance students' knowledge and skills related to vital signs.
Time frame: two week
This study was conducted using a post-test control group experimental design. The intervention group consisted of students who utilized the metaverse environment for knowledge and skills development. Once the study commenced, all students in the intervention group entered the designated virtual rooms using their chosen avatars and were able to access the prepared content at any time over a one-week period, without time restrictions and via any internet-enabled device. The vital signs training for the control group was delivered face-to-face in a classroom setting by the course instructor. Students in both groups learned information and skills related to vital signs using different methods within the same academic week. The data collection tools used included the Personal Information Form, the Vital Signs Knowledge Test to assess knowledge acquisition, and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to assess skill acquisition.
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 14 May 2026.
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 learning in people with Training in Knowledge and Skills for Nursing Students in a Metaverse Environment, run by Esin Cetinkaya Uslusoy at 1 site 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 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 14 May 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 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?
Mateverse will enhance students' knowledge and skills related to vital signs. (time frame: two week). 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 14 May 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 27 Oct 2026.