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| Name | Class |
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| İstanbul Topkapı University | UNKNOWN |
| Kocaeli University | OTHER |
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The main objective of this project is to raise awareness and equip parents of children with special needs with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent home accidents through virtual reality applications. Additionally, the project aims to provide parents with basic first aid training and transfer training to ensure appropriate responses in the event of an accident. It also seeks to assess the balance status of children with special needs and to identify potential fall-related risks that may lead to home accidents.
The primary research questions this project aims to address are as follows:
As part of the eligibility process, participants will complete the System Usability Scale, a Likert-type questionnaire, once at the beginning of the study. Only individuals scoring in the A+ category (96th-100th percentile) will be included in the intervention phase.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Experimental | As part of the eligibility process, participants will complete the System Usability Scale, a Likert-type questionnaire, once at the beginning of the study. Only individuals scoring in the A+ category (96th-100th percentile) will be included in the intervention phase. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| VR and first aid training | Other | Intervention Stages: Stage 1: Descriptive Information Form and the Home Accident Awareness Questionnaire for Parents of Children with Special Needs will be administered to the parents as pre-tests. Stage 2: A total of 100 parents will participate in the virtual reality simulation scenarios, organized into four separate groups of 25 for implementation. Stage 3: Balance assessments for children will be conducted using the Children's Balance Assessment Form, the Tinetti Balance and Gait Assessment, and the Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board. Stage 4: Each group of 25 participants will receive hands-on training at three different stations focusing on basic first aid and home accidents, delivered by nurses, and transfer training provided by physiotherapists. Stage 5: Post-tests will be administered to the parents using the Home Accident Awareness Questionnaire for Parents of Children with Special Needs. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Awareness of home accidents | The Home Accident Awareness Questionnaire for Parents of Children with Special Needs, a 28-item form developed by the researchers, will be administered twice: once before and once after the VR training program. | 2 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Balance | The Children's Balance Assessment Form is a yes/no assessment tool developed by the researchers to evaluate the balance status of children with special needs. It will be administered once during Stage 3 of the study. | 1 day |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- Failure to meet one or more of the inclusion criteria
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Sıla Yılmaz | Contact | +90 444 85 44 | yilmazsila18@gmail.com | |
| Ebru Sever | Contact | fztebrusever@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Tülay Ortabağ, Prof. | İstanbul Topkapı University | Study Chair |
| Gönül Ertunç Gülçelik, Asst. Prof. | Kocaeli University | Study Director |
| Ebru Sever, M.Sc. |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 41120168 | Derived | Ertunc Gulcelik G, Ortabag T, Yilmaz S, Sever E, Eryigit T. Virtual reality-based home accident control simulation combined with first aid training to enhance awareness in parents of children with special needs: protocol for a single-group pre-post quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 20;15(10):e105338. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105338. |
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The Tinetti Balance and Gait Assessment will be used to evaluate balance abilities. This tool assigns scores to specific tasks, with a maximum of 16 points for the balance subscale. A higher score indicates better balance and lower risk of falling. It will be administered once during Stage 3 of the study.
| 1 day |
| Balance | The Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board will be used to evaluate balance abilities through interactive tasks. It will be administered once during Stage 3 of the study. | 1 day |
| Gait | The Tinetti Balance and Gait Assessment will also be used to assess gait abilities. The gait subscale has a maximum score of 28. A higher score reflects better gait performance and mobility. This assessment will be performed once during Stage 3 of the study. | 1 day |
| Kocaeli University |
| Principal Investigator |
| Tuba Eryiğit, M.Sc. | İstanbul Topkapı University | Principal Investigator |
| Sıla Yılmaz, M.Sc. | İstanbul Medipol University | Principal Investigator |