Verification of the effects of VR-based modeling learning on the ethical sensitivity and ethical behavior of clinical nurses

Verification of the effects of VR-based modeling learning on the ethical sensitivity and ethical behavior of clinical nurses - VR ethics training for nurse practitioners

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000058654

Enrollment

240

Registered

2025-09-25

Start date

2025-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy adult

Interventions

Non-intervention group: Only the conventional training program consisting of lectures and group work will be implemented. Intervention group: In addition to the conventional training (lectures and g

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nurses aged 20 or older who are currently employed at Fukuoka University Hospital and are participating in training on nursing ethics as part of their continuing education.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who did not obtain consent from the individual to participate in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intergroup differences in ethical sensitivity scores measured by the Clinical Nurses' Ethical Sensitivity Scale between the non-intervention group two months after training and the intervention group two months after VR experience training.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Before attending the ethics training session: Revised Moral Sensitivity Scale (J-MSQ), Revised Scale for Nurses' Ethical Behavior, Participant attributes: Age, gender, years of nursing experience, qualifications/degrees held, clinical ladder level, frequency of ethics-related consultations/interventions regarding ethical issues in the past month, and ethical issues discussed during the most recent ethics conference Frequency of ethics conferences and whether consultation or intervention was requested when facing ethical issues, and recognition of the effectiveness of such consultation or intervention Immediately after the training session: Learning and impressions from the training session After the VR experience: Learning and impressions from the VR experience, ease of understanding of the VR scenario and content, appropriateness of the VR story and information, quality of VR visuals and audio, and areas for improvement in the VR experience Two months after training, six months after training: Revised Moral Sensitivity Scale (J-MSQ), Revised Nursing Ethics Behavior Scale, frequency of ethics conferences in the department over the past month, and whether consultations or intervention requests were made when facing ethical issues, as well as the perceived effectiveness of such consultations or interventions	—

Measure

Time frame

Before attending the ethics training session: Revised Moral Sensitivity Scale (J-MSQ), Revised Scale for Nurses' Ethical Behavior, Participant attributes: Age, gender, years of nursing experience, qualifications/degrees held, clinical ladder level, frequency of ethics-related consultations/interventions regarding ethical issues in the past month, and ethical issues discussed during the most recent ethics conference Frequency of ethics conferences and whether consultation or intervention was requested when facing ethical issues, and recognition of the effectiveness of such consultation or intervention Immediately after the training session: Learning and impressions from the training session After the VR experience: Learning and impressions from the VR experience, ease of understanding of the VR scenario and content, appropriateness of the VR story and information, quality of VR visuals and audio, and areas for improvement in the VR experience Two months after training, six months after training: Revised Moral Sensitivity Scale (J-MSQ), Revised Nursing Ethics Behavior Scale, frequency of ethics conferences in the department over the past month, and whether consultations or intervention requests were made when facing ethical issues, as well as the perceived effectiveness of such consultations or interventions

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSayori Sakanashi

Fukuoka University School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine

sakanashi@adm.fukuoka-u.ac.jp0928011011

Outcome results

None listed

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