VR Simulation-Based Implanted Port Catheter Training in Nursing Students
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Virtual Reality Simulation-Based Implanted Port Catheter Training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Nursing Education, Clinical Competence. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Simulation-Based Implanted Port Catheter Training on Knowledge, Learning Satisfaction and Motivation in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
Implanted port catheter care is a critical clinical skill in oncology nursing, requiring accurate knowledge, aseptic technique, safe procedural practice, and early recognition of potential complications. This parallel group randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality simulation-based implanted port catheter training in undergraduate nursing students. Eligible second-year nursing students will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. All students will receive a two-hour traditional implanted port catheter training session in the classroom setting. In addition to traditional training, students in the intervention group will receive virtual reality simulation-based training consisting of two scenarios: safe implanted port catheter access and extravasation/complication management. The control group will receive only traditional training.
Interventions
- Behavioral Virtual Reality Simulation-Based Implanted Port Catheter Training
The virtual reality simulation-based implanted port catheter training will be provided in addition to traditional classroom-based training. The VR training will be delivered individually using a Meta Quest 3 headset and will consist of two structured scenarios. The first scenario will focus on safe implanted port catheter access, line verification, flushing, dressing, and documentation. The second scenario will focus on recognition and management of suspected extravasation or related complicatio
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Implanted Port Catheter Knowledge Assessment Checklist Score [Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; immediately after the intervention]
- Change in Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale Score [Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; immediately after the intervention]
- Change in Instructional Materials Motivation Survey Score [Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; immediately after the intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Implanted Port Catheter Application Performance Score [Time frame: During the virtual reality simulation session, immediately after completion of each VR scenario]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being 18 years of age or older
- Being an undergraduate nursing student
- Having completed the Internal Medicine Nursing course
- Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study
- Providing written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Having any communication barrier that may prevent participation in the study or completion of the study forms
- Having neck pain or neck injury severe enough to prevent head movement
- Having a visual problem that prevents safe use of the virtual reality application
- Experiencing severe nausea or dizziness during the virtual reality application
- Having a diagnosed history of epilepsy
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Izmir Bakircay University — Izmir
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07674108 · 2026/2823