Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based Virtual Patient in Increasing Clinical Competence Among Primary Health Care Providers: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Xiaohui Wang, Kaixuan Zhang, Jie Du, Yiyuan Cai, Jin Cao, Yaolong Chen, Liwen Ding, Yuan Fang, Wenjie Gong, Wenjun He, Jinghua Li, Huijuan Liang, Jing Liao, Yun Lu, Baibing Mi, Jay Pan, Ruixin Wang, Dong Roman Xu, Nan Zhang, Qing Zhao, Jifang Zhou, Zhongliang Zhou, Zixin Wang

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DOI: 10.2196/106849
Published: 2026-11-06
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@article{allodium:10.2196/106849,
  title = {Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based Virtual Patient in Increasing Clinical Competence Among Primary Health Care Providers: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial},
  author = {Xiaohui Wang and Kaixuan Zhang and Jie Du and Yiyuan Cai and Jin Cao and Yaolong Chen and Liwen Ding and Yuan Fang and Wenjie Gong and Wenjun He and Jinghua Li and Huijuan Liang and Jing Liao and Yun Lu and Baibing Mi and Jay Pan and Ruixin Wang and Dong Roman Xu and Nan Zhang and Qing Zhao and Jifang Zhou and Zhongliang Zhou and Zixin Wang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JMIR Research Protocols},
  doi = {10.2196/106849},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/106849}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based Virtual Patient in Increasing Clinical Competence Among Primary Health Care Providers: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
AU  - Xiaohui Wang
AU  - Kaixuan Zhang
AU  - Jie Du
AU  - Yiyuan Cai
AU  - Jin Cao
AU  - Yaolong Chen
AU  - Liwen Ding
AU  - Yuan Fang
AU  - Wenjie Gong
AU  - Wenjun He
AU  - Jinghua Li
AU  - Huijuan Liang
AU  - Jing Liao
AU  - Yun Lu
AU  - Baibing Mi
AU  - Jay Pan
AU  - Ruixin Wang
AU  - Dong Roman Xu
AU  - Nan Zhang
AU  - Qing Zhao
AU  - Jifang Zhou
AU  - Zhongliang Zhou
AU  - Zixin Wang
PY  - 2026
JO  - JMIR Research Protocols
DO  - 10.2196/106849
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/106849
ER  -

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Wang, X., Zhang, K., Du, J., Cai, Y., Cao, J., Chen, Y., Ding, L., Fang, Y., Gong, W., He, W., Li, J., Liang, H., Liao, J., Lu, Y., Mi, B., Pan, J., Wang, R., Xu, D. R., Zhang, N., Zhao, Q., Zhou, J., Zhou, Z., & Wang, Z. (2026). Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based Virtual Patient in Increasing Clinical Competence Among Primary Health Care Providers: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. https://doi.org/10.2196/106849

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