UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000058656
Receipt number R000067074
Scientific Title Changes in Dementia Perceptions Among Social Welfare and Nursing Students Before and After a Lecture and Virtual Reality Experience
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/07/31
Last modified on 2025/07/31 14:05:08

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Basic information

Public title

Changes in Dementia Perceptions Among Social Welfare and Nursing Students Before and After a Lecture and Virtual Reality Experience

Acronym

Changes in Dementia Perceptions Among Social Welfare and Nursing Students Before and After a Lecture and Virtual Reality Experience

Scientific Title

Changes in Dementia Perceptions Among Social Welfare and Nursing Students Before and After a Lecture and Virtual Reality Experience

Scientific Title:Acronym

Changes in Dementia Perceptions Among Social Welfare and Nursing Students Before and After a Lecture and Virtual Reality Experience

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

First-year healthy adult students enrolled in the Department of Social Welfare and Nursing

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To examine changes in perceptions and attitudes toward dementia among social welfare and nursing students through a crossover trials using both the virtual reality experience "A Walk Through Dementia" and conventional dementia lectures administered to the same participants. Additionally, the study seeks to scientifically compare the educational efficacy of VR materials versus conventional lectures to evaluate their utility.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Effectiveness will be evaluated using pre- and post-trials PDSA-J12 assessments for each condition.

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Active

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

VR video viewing: Participants will view three dementia experience videos ("Walking Home," "At Home," "At the Supermarket") produced by Alzheimer's Research UK for 15-20 minutes using paper-based simple VR goggles (Omura Printing Co., Ltd.) and smartphones, followed by 1-month washout period.

Interventions/Control_2

Lecture attendance: Participants will attend a 20-minute lecture using PowerPoint slides covering the fundamentals of dementia (definition, symptoms, progression) and the daily life challenges faced by older adults with dementia, followed by 1-month washout period.

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Interventions/Control_5


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

20 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

First-year students in the Department of Welfare and Nursing

Key exclusion criteria

People who have experienced VR sickness or physical discomfort

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Mayumi
Middle name
Last name Tsuji

Organization

Shunan University

Division name

Faculty of Human Health Sciences Department of Nursing

Zip code

7450855

Address

843-4-2 Gakuendai, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

TEL

0834345454

Email

tsuji24@shunan-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Mayumi
Middle name
Last name Tsuji

Organization

Shunan University

Division name

Faculty of Human Health Sciences Department of Nursing

Zip code

7458566

Address

843-4-2 Gakuendai, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

TEL

09044854451

Homepage URL


Email

tsuji24@shunan-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Shunan University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Shunan University

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Shunan University Human Research Ethics Committee

Address

843-4-2 Gakuendai, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Tel

0834345454

Email

tsuji24@shunan-u.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW

山口県


Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 07 Month 31 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 07 Month 31 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 07 Month 31 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 07 Month 31 Day

Last follow-up date

2029 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 07 Month 31 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 07 Month 31 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067074