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A Virtual Training Program for IBD Specialists to Promote Work-Treatment Balance in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Development of a Support System for Balancing Work and Treatment in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Educational Program for IBD Specialists Using Virtual Reality Training - IBD-VR Education Project

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000058017
Enrollment
12
Registered
2025-05-30
Start date
2025-07-01
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

Not applicable (Educational study for enhancing clinical competence in inflammatory bowel disease)

Interventions

Simulated clinical training using virtual reality (metaverse) Participating physicians will engage in role-play sessions within a virtual environment using avatars, based on three levels of clinical

Sponsors

Fukuoka University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Physicians affiliated with Fukuoka University Hospital or other institutions participating in the IBD-quality team. Physicians with less than 15 years of clinical experience. Physicians who meet either of the following: ??. Board-certified internists or gastroenterologists (or those with equivalent experience). ??. Physicians with at least 5 years of practical experience and scheduled to obtain board certification in internal medicine or gastroenterology.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals who do not provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effectiveness of the educational program by comparing pre- and post-training clinical competence scores based on self-assessment and expert assessment.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShinya Ashizuka

Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology

ashizuka@fukuoka-u.ac.jp0928011011

Outcome results

None listed

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