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Research on Infection Control in Nursing home

Verification of the Effectiveness of an Oral Care Infection Control Program Using VR in Nursing home - Verification of the Effectiveness of an Oral Care Infection Control Program Using VR in Nursing home

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000056096
Enrollment
34
Registered
2025-04-15
Start date
2025-04-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Nursing home staff

Interventions

A group of infection control programs based on the VR experience. Each program is scheduled for 60 minutes. A group of text-based lectures on infection control. Each program is scheduled for 60 minute

Sponsors

Kumamoto University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Staff providing oral care in nursing homes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with VR sickness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Basic attributes (age, gender, years of clinical experience, highest level of education) Before implementing the program, participants will be asked to fill out an anonymous questionnaire. This study aims to implement a program based on a VR experience that promotes the visualization of bacteria for elderly care facility staff, and to clarify the impact of this program on infection prevention behavior during oral care. Therefore, the following items will be collected before and after the intervention program. Rate of wearing appropriate personal protective equipment during oral care, rate of hand hygiene during oral care, and rate of compliance with procedures Remaining amount of portable hand sanitizer The nursing facility manager will be interviewed before and after the intervention regarding the remaining amount of disinfectant carried by the subjects (provided individually each month by the nursing facility).

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMakiko Yamamoto

Kumamoto University Faculty of Life Sciences Course of Nursing

mayamamoto@kumamoto-u.ac.jp0963736123

Outcome results

None listed

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