Virtual Reality Based Mirror Guidance for Indirect Vision Training in Minimally Invasive Endodontic Access Cavity Preparation Among Dental Students: Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20260126008

Enrollment

Registered

2026-01-26

Start date

2026-07-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Despite the growing adoption of VR in dental education, limited evidence exists regarding the comparative effectiveness of different VR feedback modalities, particularly for tasks requiring precise mirror control and ergonomic posture during minimally invasive endodontic procedures. Virtual reality, Haptic, Dentistry, Endodontics, Access cavity

Interventions

Virtual Reality with verbal feedback guidance on mirror positioning,Virtual Reality with visual feedback guidance on mirror positioning,Virtual Reality with haptic feedback guidance on mirror position

Experimental Device,Experimental Device,Experimental Device,No Intervention Device

Verbal feedback,Visual feedback,Haptic feedback,No feedback

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The dental student who passes the DS 343 Endodontics course at Faculty of Dentistry Thammasat University. 2. Students participate in research on a voluntary basis in the order in which they apply to participate. 3. If there are more than 20 interested students, they will be placed on the waiting list and will be called to participate in the research in the event that there are students who withdraw from the research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The student who receives prior experience with the VR dental simulation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Error scores At the end of the intervention Access cavity preparation error scores automatically calculated by the virtual reality system	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Task completion time At the end of the intervention Access cavity preparation task completion time automatically calculated by the virtual reality system,Duration of operating area visibility At the end of the intervention Duration of operating area visibility automatically calculated by the virtual reality system,Duration of operating area obstruction At the end of the intervention Duration of operating area obstruction automatically calculated by the virtual reality system,Duration of operator posture error At the end of the intervention Duration of operator posture error automatically calculated by the virtual reality system,Usability score At the end of the intervention Usability score assessed using the Virtual Reality System Usability Questionnaire	—

Measure

Time frame

Task completion time At the end of the intervention Access cavity preparation task completion time automatically calculated by the virtual reality system,Duration of operating area visibility At the end of the intervention Duration of operating area visibility automatically calculated by the virtual reality system,Duration of operating area obstruction At the end of the intervention Duration of operating area obstruction automatically calculated by the virtual reality system,Duration of operator posture error At the end of the intervention Duration of operator posture error automatically calculated by the virtual reality system,Usability score At the end of the intervention Usability score assessed using the Virtual Reality System Usability Questionnaire

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Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSiriwan Suebnukarn

Thammasat University

ssiriwan@tu.ac.th029869213

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026