Investigating the Utility of Augmented Reality Assistance for Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Vascular Access

Treatments: Other: Augmented reality headset use

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07208071

IRB-300014090

UAB (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate the benefits of augmented reality assistance on ultrasound-guided vascular access. Using the Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset, the investigators will study the benefits of augmented reality technology as a tool for improving the success rate, efficiency, and ease of access for peripheral venous catheters, peripherally inserted central venous catheters, and central venous catheters.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient requiring ultrasound-guided vascular access

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 5 years old
• Need for urgent vascular access

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Providers will not use augmented reality assistance when performing ultrasound-guided vascular access for this arm of the study

AR Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Providers will use augmented reality assistance when obtaining ultrasound-guided vascular access

Treatment:

Other: Augmented reality headset use