A Study Comparing AI-Generated Virtual Patients and Human-Made Virtual Patients in VR Nursing Education

Learner Perceptions of AI-Generated versus Human-Created 3D NPCs in VR-Based Nursing Simulation: A 2 × 2 Factorial Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0012120

Enrollment

140

Registered

2026-06-12

Start date

2026-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : The intervention consists of four conditions defined by the combination of how the 3D NPC's appearance (human-curated/AI-generated) and motion (human-curated/AI-generated) were produced i

participants perform pain assessment and differential assessment for compartment syndrome on the patient NPC, then report to the physician NPC using the Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nurses currently working in healthcare institutions who have at least one year of clinical experience Individuals who are able to use VR devices

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with a history of severe dizziness or motion sickness when using VR devices

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Korean Multimodal Presence Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived naturalness of the NPC's motion and appearance;Agent Persona Instrument	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSun-Hee Moon

Chonnam National University

sunnymon@jnu.ac.kr+82-62-530-4952

Outcome results