Comparison between 3D Printing Models and Virtual Reality in Educating Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients

Comparison between 3D Printing Models and Virtual Reality as Educational Methods for Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients - Use of Advanced Imaging in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient Education

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055850

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-22

Start date

2024-10-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

adult congenital heart disease

Interventions

All participants will undergo educational programs using 3D printing models and VR, explaining their heart conditions and anatomies in detail. Half of the participants will undergo the VR educational

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The adult congenital heart disease patients who meet the criteria below will be eligible. 1) Patients with complex congenital heart disease anatomy. Here, we refer to complex congenital heart disease anatomy as those that require cardiac surgery at an early stage to address cyanosis. It includes atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), Tetralogy of Fallot, Truncus arteriosus, Ebstein anomaly, Transposition of the great arteries, congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA), single ventricle physiology, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Syndromic patients, including those with trisomy 21 and 22q11.2 deletion 2) Those who are not able to speak or read either Japanese or English 3) Patients who have pacemakers implanted and have not undergone cardiac CT or MRI scanning in the past 5 years 4) Those who are pregnant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
After the study participants have received both educational programs using 3D printing models and VR, they will be asked to answer a questionnaire. The questionnaire will ask ten questions about which program was more effective in improving their understanding of their health conditions. The questionnaire was previously used in a study for health care professionals to compare the two imaging modalities for presurgical planning and physician education.	—

Measure

Time frame

After the study participants have received both educational programs using 3D printing models and VR, they will be asked to answer a questionnaire. The questionnaire will ask ten questions about which program was more effective in improving their understanding of their health conditions. The questionnaire was previously used in a study for health care professionals to compare the two imaging modalities for presurgical planning and physician education.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The study will assess the change in participants' knowledge between before and after the two educational programs.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasaki Kodaira

Keio University Hospital Department of Cardiology

mskodaira@keio.jp03-5843-6702

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026