Virtual Reality vs Inperson Simulation: A Non-inferiority Study

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Work-Related Condition

Treatments: Device: Virtual Simulation; Other: In-person Simulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03863314

48883

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if Virtual Reality (VR) can elicit emotional responses that are captured via physiological biometrics such as heart rate variability and skin conductance levels. As a non-inferiority study the investigators anticipate the technologies will elicit an emotional not inferior to those responses of an in-person simulations of workplace scenarios (i.e medical error and workplace harassment).

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Greater than 18 years of age
• Personnel working or volunteering at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) or Stanford Health Care (SHC) facilities

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who do not consent
• Are currently taking beta blockers or other chronotropic heart medication(s)
• Have a history of severe motion sickness
• Currently have nausea
• Currently experiencing seizures
• Are clinically unstable

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

In-Person Simulation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will experience in-person simulations of different workplace scenarios such as medical error and workplace harassment

Treatment:

Other: In-person Simulation

Virtual Simulation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will experience virtual simulations of different workplace scenarios such as medical error and workplace harassment via Virtual Reality headset.

Treatment:

Device: Virtual Simulation