Tokyo, July 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062392) titled 'A multicenter prospective randomized controlled study evaluating two-dimensional and virtual reality educational videos for radiotherapy education' on July 30.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Keio University

Condition: Condition - None Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The objective of this study is to create 2D and VR videos explaining the basics of radiotherapy and to compare and evaluate their educational effectiveness among patients and medical students. For patients, we will assess their level of understanding of radiotherapy, anxiety levels, and satisfaction. For medical students, we will evaluate their level of understanding, the educational effectiveness of the videos, and their interest in radiotherapy. Additionally, we will conduct a comparative evaluation of the 2D and VR videos across both groups to examine the usefulness and appropriate applications of VR educational materials. Basic objectives2 - Others

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - 60 patients undergoing radiotherapy Interventions/Control_2 - 60 medical students

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Patients 1. Aged 18 years or older. 2. Scheduled to undergo external beam radiotherapy for the first time. 3. Provided written informed consent after receiving a full explanation of the study. 4. Able to complete the study questionnaires. Medical Students 1. Enrolled as a medical student. 2. Provided written informed consent after receiving a full explanation of the study. 3. Able to complete the study questionnaires. Key exclusion criteria - Patients 1. Difficulty wearing a VR headset. 2. Visual or hearing impairment that precludes viewing the educational videos. 3. Unable to understand the study or complete the study questionnaires. 4. Poor physical condition at the time of participation. Medical Students 1. Difficulty wearing a VR headset. 2. Visual or hearing impairment that precludes viewing the educational videos. 3. Unable to understand the study or complete the study questionnaires. 4. Poor physical condition at the time of participation. Target Size - 120

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 07 Month 27 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 10 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2030 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071363

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