Virtual Reality Birth Simulator
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-50
SponsorNational University Hospital, Singapore
About this trial
The investigators compared an in-house developed virtual reality simulator for normal vaginal deliveries with a legacy mannequin-based simulation in a cluster randomised study involving Year 4 medical students undergoing their Ob/Gyn clerkship with aims to compare pre- and post-simulation knowledge questionnaire score. As part of a cross-over component, the investigators will also compare feedback scores for each modality and the preferred modality. Ethical approval and waiver of consent has been obtained from the National University of Singapore Institutional Review Board, Reference Number 2020-606.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Medical students undergoing their 4th year obstetrics and gynaecology clerkship
Disqualifiers
Declined to give consent or to have simulation videotaped
Trial design
Design model
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Virtual reality simulator
Other interventionA in-house developed immersive virtual simulation of a normal vaginal delivery developed using a Unity Engine and installed in Oculus® Quest 2 head-mounted device
Mannequin-based simulator
Other interventionLegacy PROMPT Flex® mannequin
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Mannequin-based simulatorActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Virtual-reality simulatorActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Percentage improvement in knowledge scores
Percentage of a knowledge quiz answered correctly before and after exposure to the first simulation device
Time frame
The time frame of involvement for each participant is 4 hours.Secondary outcomes
1
Mean scores from the feedback questionnaire
Participants answered a Ffeedback Questionnaire after each simulation. A score was calculated based on this feedback. This feedback questionnaire 6 domain questionnaire comprising a mix of 14 positively- and negatively-framed questions that were scaled on a 5-point Likert scale with 1 indicating "strongly disagree" and 5 indicating "strongly agree".
Time frame
The time frame of involvement for each participant is 4 hours.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov