AR vs In Person Simulation for Medical Workplace Training

NCT05674188 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 68663
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 111
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the physiologic and emotional effects of an augmented reality (AR) simulation versus an in-person simulation. This is a single institution, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial. The target enrollment will be 100 participants in each group for a total of 200 participants. One group will wear an AR headset and participate in an AR medical crisis scenario and the other group will participate in the same scenario with a traditional, mannequin based in situ simulation.

Conditions

Augmented Reality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parasympathetic response indexed by RSA

  Measured via respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in hertz using chest biometric sensors in 30-second epochs.

  Duration of simulation (15-20 minutes)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Sytem Usability Scale (SUS)

  Post-simulation (5 minutes)

• ISO 9241-400

  Post-simulation (5 minutes)

• Simulation Design Scale (SDS)

  Post-simulation (5-10 minutes)

• Learning effectiveness

  5 months-post simulation (5 minutes)

Study Arms (2)

Augmented Reality Enhanced Simulation (Treatment group)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will experience augmented simulations with a holographic mixed-reality setting based on different workplace scenarios such as medical error and workplace harassment via Augmented Reality (AR) headset.

Behavioral: Augmented Reality Headset

Traditional In Situ Simulation (Control group)

NO INTERVENTION

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

Interventions

Augmented Reality Headset BEHAVIORAL

Augmented simulation of workplace-related scenarios of pre-recorded videos using the same actors

Augmented Reality Enhanced Simulation (Treatment group)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Hospital providers, including nurses, physician assistants, physicians, physician trainees, and other healthcare workers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) and affiliated facilities who communicate with patients daily will be included

You may not qualify if:

• Participants with reported severe motion sickness
• Nausea
• Seizure disorder
• Currently using chronotropic heart medications, such as β blockers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Rama A, Rojas-Pino MS, Wang EY, Rodriguez ST, Suen MY, Titzler JS, Zuniga-Hernandez M, Jackson C, Rosales O, Collins F, Caruso TJ. The Physiologic Effect of Augmented Reality Simulation Versus Traditional Simulation: A Noninferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial. J Educ Perioper Med. 2025 Apr 8;27(1):E740. doi: 10.46374/VolXXVII_Issue1_Rama. eCollection 2025 Jan-Mar.

  PMID: 40207076 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Thomas J Caruso, MD, MEd

  clinical professor

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2022
• First Posted: January 6, 2023
• Study Start: March 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 22, 2023
• Study Completion: March 22, 2023
• Last Updated: January 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)