Evaluation of the InterFACE-AR System for Cardiopulmonary Arrest
InterFACE-AR
Design, Development and Evaluation of an Augmented Reality and Screen-based Decision Support System for Cardiopulmonary Arrest: a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Cognitive aids are decision support tools that present prompts to encourage recall of information, thus freeing up mental resources to increase the likelihood of desired behaviors. Cognitive aids have been trialed in different forms for use during resuscitation, including pocket reference cards and digital apps. Simulation-based studies of cognitive aid used during cardiac arrest events have shown improved adherence to guidelines, improved time to completing critical tasks, and reduced rate of critical errors. Unfortunately, existing pocket reference cards and mobile apps have significant flaws - they all require providers to search through content to identify relevant information. In the proposed study, the investigators will evaluate the impact of an enhanced system, InterFACE-AR, which provides role-specific decision support to the team leader and medication nurse through AR devices, while concurrently optimizing team situational awareness by displaying a roadmap for patient care on the LCD screen. Clinical data will be collected from the mobile app on a tablet used by the charting nurse. The trial aims to assess the individual and combined effectiveness of InterFACE-AR components (i.e. AR devices and LCD screen) on adherence to AHA resuscitation guidelines during simulated cardiac arrest by conducting a randomized controlled trial with a factorial design.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2025
Typical duration for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 8, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 13, 2024
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2027
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2028
March 28, 2025
March 1, 2025
2.3 years
May 8, 2024
March 25, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Time to epinephrine
Time to epinephrine administration, in seconds
During event
Secondary Outcomes (19)
Time to initiation of CPR
During event
Time to defibrillation
During event
Time to amiodarone administration
During event
Time to intubation
During event
Medication errors
During event
- +14 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (4)
Control Arm
NO INTERVENTIONAHA Pocket Reference Card - all participants will have access to the AHA pocket reference card, which is the mostly commonly used cognitive aid during resuscitation.
Augmented Reality Only
EXPERIMENTALAugmented Reality Devices - data collected from the Guiding-Pad app will be fed to two AR devices (i.e. team leader and medication nurse), which will provide role-specific decision support for these two providers.
LCD Screen Only
EXPERIMENTALLCD Screen - data collected from the Guiding-Pad app will be fed to the LCD screen, which will be mounted on a wall, in clear view for the entire resuscitation team to see.
Augmented Reality + LCD Screen (Full InterFACE-AR System)
EXPERIMENTALInterFACE-AR System - data collected from the Guiding-Pad app will be fed to the two AR devices (i.e. team leader and medication nurse) to provide role-specific decision support, and to the LCD screen, in clear view for the entire resuscitation team to see.
Interventions
Augmented Reality Devices - data collected from the Guiding-Pad app will be fed to two AR devices (i.e. team leader and medication nurse), which will provide role-specific decision support for these two providers.
LCD Screen - data collected from the Guiding-Pad app will be fed to the LCD screen, which will be mounted on a wall, in clear view for the entire resuscitation team to see.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- \- attending physician, fellow, or senior resident in pediatric emergency medicine, adult emergency medicine, pediatric intensive care, pediatric anesthesia or general pediatrics.
- \- nurse in pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric intensive care, pediatric anesthesia, pediatric surgery or general pediatrics.
- \- pediatric attending physician, resident, fellow, nurse or respiratory therapist. All participants must have prior basic life support training.
You may not qualify if:
- Decline to provide informed consent
- previously enrolled
- unable to perform tasks required of the role.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- KidSIM Simulation Programlead
- Laval Universitycollaborator
- University of Torontocollaborator
- University of Padovacollaborator
- University of Alabama at Birminghamcollaborator
- University of Southern Californiacollaborator
- Columbia Universitycollaborator
- University of Genovacollaborator
- University of Calgarycollaborator
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Adam Cheng, MD
University of Calgary
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Masking Details
- Masking not possible given the nature of the intervention(s)
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Director, Research and Development
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 8, 2024
First Posted
May 13, 2024
Study Start
September 1, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2027
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 30, 2028
Last Updated
March 28, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share