Tests virtual reality training for nurses caring for people with auditory hallucinations
Tests a virtual reality program training psychiatric nurses to care for people with schizophrenia.
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Registry title: The Effectiveness of Combining AR/VR Technology in Virtual Clinical Auditory Hallucinations on the Comprehensive Auditory Hallucination Nursing Competency of Psychiatric Nurses
Key facts
- Where
- Hualien City, Nantou County, New Taipei City, and Taipei, TaiwanSee the 4 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 20 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT06938997, who can take part
Where in Taiwan
- Yuli Hospital, Ministry of Health and WelfareHualien City, TaiwanNo longer taking part
- Tsaotun Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and WelfareNantou County, TaiwanNo longer taking part
- Bali Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and WelfareNew Taipei City, TaiwanNo longer taking part
- Tri-Service General Hospital Beitou BranchTaipei, TaiwanNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
- Trial code
- NCT06938997
- Record updated
- 8 May 2025
- Original description
This study aims to develop and evaluate a Virtual Reality (VR) Auditory Hallucination Program to enhance psychiatric nurses' comprehensive care competence in managing auditory hallucinations among patients with schizophrenia. Given that 60-80% of patients on the schizophrenia spectrum experience auditory hallucinations, and many continue to do so despite medication, improving nurses' professional skills in this area is critical.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Effectiveness of Combining AR/VR Technology in Virtual Clinical Auditory Hallucinations on the Comprehensive Auditory Hallucination Nursing Competency of Psychiatric Nurses
This study aims to develop and evaluate a Virtual Reality (VR) Auditory Hallucination Program to enhance psychiatric nurses' comprehensive care competence in managing auditory hallucinations among patients with schizophrenia. Given that 60-80% of patients on the schizophrenia spectrum experience auditory hallucinations, and many continue to do so despite medication, improving nurses' professional skills in this area is critical.
The research is conducted in two phases across four psychiatric institutions. Phase one involves the development and validation of the VR program and an OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), piloted with five participants and evaluated by psychiatric nursing experts. Phase two is a formal interventional study with 200 psychiatric nurses, using block randomization and three data collection time points.
Assessment tools include five instruments measuring nurses' confidence, knowledge, attitude, empathy, immersion, and care performance related to auditory hallucinations. The study expects to strengthen nurses' ability to assess and manage auditory hallucinations effectively, and proposes the VR program as a potential tool for nursing in-service education.
Inclusion: A psychiatric nurse who has been engaged in nursing work in a psychiatric unit for at least three months; Those who were willing to participate in the study and filled out the consent form; Willing to use smartphones to watch VR360 videos; Willing to cooperate with the study and use 3D glasses.
Exclusion: Nurses who are about to leave or be transferred out of the psychiatric ward within six months; Part-time nurses; Part-time supervisors; Specialist nurses.