Mixed reality vs video vs instructor training for nasogastric tube insertion in first-year nursing students
Official title: Comparing Mixed Reality, Video-Based, and Instructor-Led Training in Nasogastric Tube Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Learning Outcomes, Usability, and Student Experiences in Nursing Education
Run by University of Turku · NCT07293663 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test whether mixed reality glasses, a point-of-view video, or traditional instructor-led teaching best helps first-year nursing students learn and retain how to insert a nasogastric tube.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 160 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Turku Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Turku) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | February 12, 2025 |
| Main results expected | April 2027 |
| Study ends | April 2027 |
| Registry record updated | December 19, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT07293663 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal participants are first-year nursing students who have never performed or received prior instruction on NGT insertion and who do not have epilepsy or a pacemaker.
✕Probably not a fit
Students with prior nursing qualifications or previous NGT experience, or those with contraindications to mixed reality equipment (such as epilepsy or a pacemaker), are unlikely to gain benefit from participation.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This randomized trial enrolls first-year nursing students with no prior nasogastric tube (NGT) experience and randomizes them to mixed reality (Meta Quest 3) training, a point-of-view video lesson, or standard instructor-led instruction using identical procedural content. Participants practice on simulators, complete performance assessments and usability/user-experience questionnaires immediately after training, and repeat the procedure six months later to measure retention. The mixed reality arm uses an interactive stepwise application with prior device familiarization, the video arm views a head-mounted camera recording, and the instructor arm receives conventional hands-on coaching. Primary outcomes include technical performance of NGT insertion, usability scores, and self-reported learning experience.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, one training method could help students learn NGT insertion more quickly and retain the skill longer, which may reduce patient risk from incorrect tube placement.
How similar studies have gone: Traditional instructor-led and video-based training are well-established for procedural skills, while mixed reality has shown promising but still limited evidence for improving clinical-skill learning in early trials.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * First-year nursing student * Performing nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion for the first time * No prior theoretical education or pre-material on NGT insertion procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Previous nursing education (e.g., practical nurse qualification) * Diagnosis of epilepsy * Presence of a pacemaker
Where it's running
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Turku University of Applied Sciences
Turku, Finland Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Marika Leppänen, Doctoral Researcher — University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science
- Study coordinator: Marika Leppänen, Doctoral Researcher
- Email: marika.t.leppanen@utu.fi
- Phone: +358505331989
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.