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Learning safe surgery with virtual reality: how undergrad students retain knowledge better

Training in safe surgery using virtual reality for knowledge retention among undergraduate students at a public university

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-75s78rj
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-04-28
Start date
2026-04-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Patient Safety Perioperative Nursing

Interventions

The proposed study is a single-arm, quasi-experimental, before-and-after study
that is, the study did not include a comparison group, each participant serving as their own control. The Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomized Designs TREND framework was used to s
Surgical Nursing&quot
course (7th, 8th, and 9th semesters of the undergraduate nursing program) at a Federal University of Minas Gerais. For the intervention, &quot
Meta Quest&quot
glasses will be used, enabling immersion in virtual reality scenarios. A virtual reality scenario involving training in the application of the Safe Surgery Checklist will be tested to verify signs of

Sponsors

Fundação Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - C. C. Oeste Dona Lindu
Lead Sponsor
Fundação Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - C. C. Oeste Dona Lindu
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nursing students; both male and female; aged at least 18 years; who have completed courses covering surgical care content

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students on leave from their undergraduate studies for any reason at the time of data collection will be excluded from the sample

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess knowledge of the surgical safety protocol using a quasi-experimental method before and after the use of a virtual reality room on the topic. For knowledge categorization in this study, the percentage of correct answers obtained by nursing and medical students will be used, based on eligible questions selected by the researchers in accordance with national and international guidelines

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected

Countries

BR

Contacts

Public ContactLayane Araújo

Universidade Federal De São João Del Rei, Campus Centro Oeste Dona Lindu

layane.ufsj@gmail.com+55 (37) 988118343

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026