Investigation for the Virtual Reality (VR) education as an effective tool to improving hand washing behavior

Development of educational tools for improving hand hygiene behavior using virtual reality (VR) technology

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1062210027

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-07-30

Start date

2021-07-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy individuals (they can learn the importance of hand hygiene) novel coronavirus 2021

Interventions

Participants view and experience VR content created in advance.

virtual reality

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Students or healthcare professionals over 20 years old (2) A person who can obtain written consent for participation in the research of his/her own free will.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who are aware of germophobia and filthophobia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluate the differece befaore and after hand hygiene behavior based on the WHO Hand Hygiene 5 moments	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Amount of alcohol used	—

Contacts

Public ContactHideharu Hagiya

Okayama Univresity Hospital

hagiya@okayama-u.ac.jp+81-6-235-7342

Outcome results

None listed

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