VR/AR Educational Module on Oral Care Practices for Home Care Worker

Virtual Reality Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) Educational Module on Oral Care Practices for Home Care Worker

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05436132
• Other study ID #: KMUHIRB- F(I)-20200098
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 13, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is to evaluate the effect of the elderly oral care knowledge, attitude ,self-efficacy ,oral care behavior between the home care workers(HCW) in VR(Virtual reality)/AR(Augmented reality)group and control group after intervention. Home care workers will be randomly assigned to the VR/AR group and the control group. Home care workers in the VR/AR group will use VR to learned about the oral care methods and processes in the different case. AR allows HCWs to actually operate cleaning teeth. The home care workers in the control group used traditional teaching methods for oral care. Baseline and follow-up survey were used to collect the data in oral care knowledge, attitude ,self-efficacy ,oral care behavior.

Description:

A randomized experimental design was used. Home care workers (HCWs) in the VR/AR group received 2.5 hours of VR(Virtual reality) and AR(Augmented reality) training. VR offered learners the standard oral care procedures under different physical and oral health conditions in elderly people and AR simulation training for the manual Bass brushing technique. The home care workers in the control group used traditional teaching methods for oral care. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data regarding oral care-related knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, intention to assist in oral care behavior and behavior before and after the intervention, 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up. All participants finished the self-administered questionnaire within 10-15 minutes and handed it to researchers at VR/AR oral care training center in Kaohsiung Medical University.Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) was used to analyze the differences between pre-test, post-test and follow-ups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 173
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• certificated home care workers in Taiwan.

Exclusion Criteria:

• aged above 65 were excluded.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Augmented Reality
• Virtual Reality

Intervention

Behavioral:
• VR and AR oral healthcare curriculum training
HCWs in the VR/AR group received 2.5 hours VR and AR oral healthcare curriculum training. VR oral care training system was training the standard oral healthcare procedure for different physical and oral conditions in elderly people.AR oral care training system was training for the manual Bass brushing technique.
• traditional teaching methods oral healthcare curriculum
HCWs in the control group received 2.5 hours traditional teaching methods of oral healthcare curriculum training.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Kaohsiung Medical University	Kaohsiung city	Sanmin Dist

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	oral care behavior	Eight statements were used to evaluate the behavior in assisting in oral care behavior Item including that" I take the initiative to assist the elderly to perform oral care ." All response was coded as zero (not) or one (yes).	Change from 3-month follow-up to 6-month follow-up. After two groups HCWs received the intervention, 3 months and 6 months HCWs would received follow-up questionnaire to finish the measurement.
Secondary	Oral care-related knowledge	Ten statements were used to assess oral care-related knowledge. Item including that" Fluoride toothpaste for adults should have a fluoride content above 1000 ppm." A score of 0 (incorrect) and 1 (correct) was used for each statement. The total score ranged was 0-10.	After randomization, HCWs would receive pre-test before intervention and post-test after intervention immediately. The follow-up questionnaire to measure at 3 months and 6 months after intervention.
Secondary	Attitude toward oral care	Seven statements were used to assessment the attitude toward oral care, including' oral cleansing is a part of elderly people daily body cleaning.' A score was used the Liker scale with rating from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree) was used for each statement. The total score ranged was 7-35.	After randomization, HCWs would receive pre-test before intervention and post-test after intervention immediately. The follow-up questionnaire to measure at 3 months and 6 months after intervention.
Secondary	Self-efficacy of oral care	Nine statements were used to measures the self-efficacy to oral care , including 'I am confident in helping elderly people brush their teeth with the modified Bass brushing technique.' A score was used the Liker scale with rating from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree) was used for each statement. The total score was 9-45.	After randomization, HCWs would receive pre-test before intervention and post-test after intervention immediately. The follow-up questionnaire to measure at 3 months and 6 months after intervention.
Secondary	Intention to assist in oral care behavior	Eight statements were used to evaluate the intention to assist in oral care behavior , including 'I will take the initiative to assist the elderly in using the modified Bass brushing technique to brush their teeth.' A score was used the Liker scale with rating from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree) was used for each statement. The total score ranged was 8-40.	After randomization, HCWs would receive pre-test before intervention and post-test after intervention immediately.