| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/10/095842 [Registered on: 09/10/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
27/10/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
No |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Behavioral
Other (Specify) [Different Teaching Technique] |
| Study Design |
Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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Virtual Reality in Medical Education |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Impact of Virtual Reality based Cranial Models in Neurosurgery-A survey based study |
| Trial Acronym |
NIL |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Sai Sriram S |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research |
| Address |
Anna nagar
Room No 11-A2
Department of Neurosurgery
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
Porur
Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600040
India |
| Phone |
9626959841 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
saisriram1989@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
|
| Name |
Marianne Priyanka Kapoor |
| Designation |
Final Year Medical Student |
| Affiliation |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research |
| Address |
Room No 11-A2
Sri Ramachandra Medical College
Porur
Chennai
Room No 11-A2
Sri Ramachandra Medical College
Porur
Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600040
India |
| Phone |
8939371756 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
kapoormarianne@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Sai Sriram S |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research |
| Address |
Room No 11-A2
Sri Ramachandra Medical College
Porur
Chennai
Room No 11-A2
Sri Ramachandra Medical College
Porur
Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600040
India |
| Phone |
9626959841 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
saisriram1989@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Infrastructure support provided by Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research,
Porur, Chennai-116, Tamil Nadu |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
NIL |
| Address |
NIL |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [NIL] |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Sai Sriram S |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research |
Room 11-A2, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and ResearchPorur, Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU |
9626959841
saisriram1989@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Ethics Commitee, SRIHER |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
Medical Students will be subject to two different teaching techniques and results analysed |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
Theory Classes |
Traditional teaching provided by Subject Expert Chalk and Talk lectures will be provided for an hour-one class and a recorded video will be provided. |
| Intervention |
Virtual Reality |
Training given by VR models-2 hour sessions available for 2 weeks from the pre test. |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
25.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Medical Students |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Computer generated randomization |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Not Applicable |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| Scores in the final assessment for each group |
4 weeks after the intervention |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="117"
Sample Size from India="117"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
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Phase of Trial
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N/A |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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05/05/2026 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" |
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)
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Not Applicable |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Open to Recruitment |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
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Our study includes medical undergraduates who take a neuroanatomy pre test and then will be randomly assigned into three groups-one with virtual reality (Group 1) aided simulation of neuroanatomy, and the other two groups (2 and 3) will be given traditional classes and hand outs. A post test will be done and their scores compared. A month later, candidates in Group 3 will be offered VR training and after 1 month, all the candidates will be tested on their anatomy scores. Results will be analysed. |