Virtual Reality Training for Trauma Resuscitation

NCT06442085 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RigaStradinsU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study individual training with an immersive virtual reality Trauma Simulator was compared to live mannequin-based simulation training in a facilitated group. The results showed that virtual reality simulator led to non-inferior effects on trauma resuscitation skills to mannequin-based simulation. Trauma Simulator had good usability, was well received by the participants, and had minimal adverse effects.

Conditions

Virtual Reality

Keywords

Virtual reality; trauma; simulation-based education; resuscitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Trauma Score

  The primary outcome of the study is Trauma Score (range 55 (worst) to 177(best outcome) during an individual assessment in a mannequin-based simulation environment. The assessment was based on the video recordings analyzing students during performing in the scenario. The Trauma Score is an assessment tool developed by military emergency medicine experts for the Trauma Simulator.

  Within a Day

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Trauma Score in VRS

  Within a VR session (less than 10minutes per person)

• Pre- and Post-Surveys

  Within a Day

Study Arms (2)

Medical students - volunteers receiving mannequin based simulation training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

volunteers receiving mannequin based simulation training (control), then assessed for primary outcome, analyzed for primary outcome.

Other: Teaching of trauma resuscitation by using mannequin based simulation

Medical students - volunteers receiving virtual reality simulation training

EXPERIMENTAL

volunteers receiving virtual reality simulation training (intervention), then assessed for primary outcome, analyzed for primary outcome.

Other: Teaching of trauma resuscitation by using virtual reality simulation

Interventions

Teaching of trauma resuscitation by using virtual reality simulation OTHER

The intervention was teaching of trauma resuscitation by using VRS. Following welcome and a video lecture by Advance Trauma Life Support certified physician, the intervention group participants were orientated (15 minutes) to the VRS environment, head-mounted display (Oculus Rift S or Oculus Quest, Oculus, USA) and hand controllers by playing game First Steps (Oculus, USA). Then the participants were training by using the "Internal Hemorrhage" scenario in Trauma Simulator.

Medical students - volunteers receiving virtual reality simulation training

Teaching of trauma resuscitation by using mannequin based simulation OTHER

Volunteers were trained in groups of three or four by using mannequin-based rapid cycle deliberate practice simulation facilitated by a critical care physician. Next, the volunteers had 50 min training of the same trauma scenario as the intervention group. The simulation facility was set-up as close as possible to the virtual reality environment.

Medical students - volunteers receiving mannequin based simulation training

Eligibility Criteria

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riga Stradins University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Medical Education Technology Centre of Riga Stradins University

Riga, Latvia

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Bangor A, Kortum P: Determining what individual SUS scores mean: adding an adjective rating scale. Journal of Usability Studies. 2009;4:114-123.

  BACKGROUND

• Kennedy RS, Lane NE, Berbaum KS, Lilienthal MG: Simulator Sickness Questionnaire: an enhanced method for quantifying simulator sickness. The International Journal of Aviation Psychology. 1993;3:203-220.

  BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Ainars Stepens, PhD, MD

  Institute of Public Health, Riga Stradiņš University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: All assessments of the student performances were recorded either by video camera (mannequin based simulation) or screen capture (virtual reality simulation). All videos were assessed by two blinded raters independently. In order to maintain consistency, virtual reality recordings were also scored manually by the raters, instead of the automated Trauma Simulator built-in tool. The video data were stored for the reviews and deleted afterwards.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lead researcher in Institute of Public Health

Model Details: This was a prospective, single-center, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority, simulation-based trial comparing the use of virtual reality simulation vs. mannequin based simulation in a simulated trauma scenario.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2024
• First Posted: June 4, 2024
• Study Start: March 6, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2020
• Study Completion: December 14, 2020
• Last Updated: June 4, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

LA (1)