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RCTs - Protocols/Proposals (funded, already peer-reviewed, non-eHealth) (372) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (1157) Games and Gamification for Health (1028) Behavior Change (1101) Prevention and Health Promotion (2302) Health Education for Children and Adolescents (84)

Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/107264, first published .
Virtual reality simulation of hands washing in a sink with timer Q1:25.7

Effectiveness of Immersive and Embodied Enhancement via “Virtual Reality” on the Sustainability of Hand Hygiene Compliance:Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of a School-Based Training Program

Effectiveness of Immersive and Embodied Enhancement via “Virtual Reality” on the Sustainability of Hand Hygiene Compliance:Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of a School-Based Training Program

Authors of this article:

Siu-lun Chow1 Author Orcid Image ;   King-wa Fu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Isaac Chun-Hai Fung2 Author Orcid Image ;   Patrick Ip3 Author Orcid Image ;   Mike Yat-wah Kwan4 Author Orcid Image ;   Hai Liang5 Author Orcid Image ;   Frank Reichert6 Author Orcid Image ;   Zion Tsz Ho Tse7 Author Orcid Image
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Siu-lun Chow   1 * , PhD ;   King-wa Fu   1 * , PhD ;   Isaac Chun-Hai Fung   2 , MSc, PhD ;   Patrick Ip   3 , MD ;   Mike Yat-wah Kwan   4 , MSc ;   Hai Liang   5 , PhD ;   Frank Reichert   6 , PhD ;   Zion Tsz Ho Tse   7 , PhD

1 School of Future Media, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Environmental Health Sciences, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States

3 Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

4 Hospital Authority Infectious Disease Centre, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

5 School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

6 Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

7 Centre for Bioengineering, Queen Mary University of London, London, England, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • King-wa Fu, PhD
  • School of Future Media, University of Hong Kong
  • Room 206, Eliot Hall, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam
  • Hong Kong
  • China (Hong Kong)
  • Phone: 852 3917 1643
  • Email: kwfu@hku.hk