Augmented Reality Medical Simulation

Stanford University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Educational Problems

Treatments: Other: Augmented Reality (AR)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04376255

55657

Details and patient eligibility

About

In order to improve the quality of care we provide to patients, medical trainees need to experience low incident, high mortality events in a safe learning environment. There is a selection bias for predisposing characteristics of health care providers, as most people who have pursued a career in medicine are motivated to learn how to manage medical emergencies. Resources have been traditionally enabled with conventional simulation centers or mobile simulation units. However, these are costly and difficult to access. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a mixed reality alternative to conventional simulation. The need for this is inherent in becoming a medical provider and use of these resources will improve health practices and health services.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Trainees or personnel working and/or volunteering at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford / Stanford Health Care facilities
• 18 years and older

Exclusion criteria

• Have a history of severe motion sickness
• Currently have nausea
• History of seizures
• Are clinically unstable
• Currently using corrective glasses (not compatible with AR headset)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 1 patient group

Mixed Reality Simulation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the experimental arm will be introduced to workplace training modules through an Augmented Reality (AR) headset.

Treatment:

Other: Augmented Reality (AR)