The Effects of Using Augmented Reality (AR) System to Train Foreign Care Workers.

NCT ID: NCT05938166

Last Updated: 2025-03-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 42 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-03
• Study Completion Date: 2026-12-31

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of augmented reality (AR) system training intervention of foreign care workers on the salivary biomarker and oral function of older people.

This randomized controlled trial included experimental group: AR group (EG-A) Video group (EG-B) and control group(CG), respectively. The EG-A will receive augmented reality (AR) system training intervention with AR tooth-cleaning skills session course add video-based oral hygiene education course . The EG-B receive video-based oral hygiene education course and The CG only receive only a leaflet.

Detailed Description

A randomized experimental design was used. Female foreign care workers whose aged 21 to 65 years and by cared older peoples whose aged 65 to 75 years were recruited through community-based site of long-term care service in Kaohsiung city. Each group was expected for 12 care workers and by cared older peoples who each group. G*Power (version 3.1.9.4) was used for power analysis.

All foreign care workers whose participants will underwent questionnaire examination at baseline and at 1-month, 3-month, 6-month follow-ups. The information of foreign care workers regarding oral care cognition, attitude, self-efficacy, and oral care behavior intention will be collected by a self-report questionnaire before and after intervention.

Each by cared older peoples will be evaluation oral hygiene and function by oral hygienist, and will completed the questionnaire at baseline and at 1-month, 3-month and 6-month follow-up. Older people by cared will assess plaque control record (PCR), tongue coating index (TCI), repetitive saliva swallowing test (RSST), oral diadochokinetic (DDK), oral moisture degree (OMD),masticatory efficiency (MoE) and salivary biomarker at baseline (Time 1), three months (Time 2) and six months (Time 3) follow-ups.

Conditions

Oral Dryness and Saliva Altered; Oral Manifestations; Swallowing Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

experimental group (EG-A)

Behavioral: The experimental of A group received a 40-minute AR tooth-cleaning skills session and a 50-minute video-based oral hygiene education course.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

oral care augmented reality (AR)

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Augmented reality (AR) is an extension of perceptible reality, whereby additional information, such as texts or virtual objects, can be displayed in the user's field of vision.The oral care augmented reality (AR) simulation training can train foreign care workers by switching languages (Indonesian) and therefore reduce language-related learning barriers.

video-based oral hygiene education course

Intervention Type: OTHER

50-minute video-based oral hygiene education course

experimental group (EG-B)

The experimental of B group received a 50-minute video-based oral hygiene education course.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

video-based oral hygiene education course

Intervention Type: OTHER

50-minute video-based oral hygiene education course

Control Group

The CG only receive only a booklet of traditional classroom oral health education

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

oral care augmented reality (AR)

Augmented reality (AR) is an extension of perceptible reality, whereby additional information, such as texts or virtual objects, can be displayed in the user's field of vision.The oral care augmented reality (AR) simulation training can train foreign care workers by switching languages (Indonesian) and therefore reduce language-related learning barriers.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

video-based oral hygiene education course

50-minute video-based oral hygiene education course

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. The Indonesian caregivers who are employed in Kaohsiung City are aged between 21 and 65 and have simple Chinese communication skills.
• 2. The elderly people being cared for is over 65 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. Elderly people who are unable to cooperate with instructions.
• 2. Elderly people with facial impairment.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung City, Sanmin Dist, Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Taiwan

Central Contacts

leu k hsun, Master

Role: CONTACT

leu1026@gmail.com

+886-7-3121101 ext. 2159

Facility Contacts

leu k hsun, Master

Role: primary

leu1026@gmail.com

+886-7-3121101 ext. 2159

References

Chang AH, Lin PC, Lin PC, Lin YC, Kabasawa Y, Lin CY, Huang HL. Effectiveness of Virtual Reality-Based Training on Oral Healthcare for Disabled Elderly Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pers Med. 2022 Feb 4;12(2):218. doi: 10.3390/jpm12020218.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 35207706 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

KMUHIRB-SV(II)-20230019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id