Traumatic Cardiac Arrest and Trauma SimVR Training

NCT06445764 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 1388/2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this single-center, prospective, randomized, controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of using virtual reality technology to provide learners with skills and knowledge in the management of traumatic cardiac arrest in first-year residents at the emergency department. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the use of virtual reality in the context of trauma cardiopulmonary resuscitation training result in shorter times to order/perform pre-defined critical actions? Participants will learn management skills for in-hospital traumatic cardiac arrest using either newly developed virtual reality software or e-learning focused on the same content.

Conditions

Virtual Reality; Heart Arrest

Keywords

in-hospital cardiac arrest; Education, Medical

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Time to critical action

  Expert-based assessment of the difference in time (seconds) to the predefined primary critical action between randomized groups in video recordings of an in-person assessment simulation.

  evaluation within 4 weeks after study completion

Secondary Outcomes (25)

• Time to secondary critical action #1

  evaluation within 4 weeks after study completion

• Time to secondary critical action #2

  evaluation within 4 weeks after study completion

• Number of unrecognized causes of traumatic cardiac arrest

  evaluation within 4 weeks after study completion

• Number of patients declared dead prematurely

  evaluation within 4 weeks after study completion

• Number of protocol deviations

  evaluation within 4 weeks after study completion

Study Arms (2)

e-learning

OTHER

Other: e-learning

Virtual reality training

OTHER

Other: Virtual reality training

Interventions

e-learning OTHER

Participants will complete an e-learning course over a two-week period that focuses on skills and knowledge related to the management of in-hospital cardiac arrest. This course prepares participants for an in-person assessment.

e-learning

Virtual reality training OTHER

Participants will complete a virtual reality training over a two-week period that focuses on skills and knowledge related to the management of in-hospital cardiac arrest. This training prepares participants for an in-person assessment.

Virtual reality training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 110 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• first-year residents at the emergency department
• only people who do not need eyeglasses for using VR

You may not qualify if:

• \- pre-disposition for cybersickness (motion sickness, pregnancy, pre-existing cybersickness)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Vienna: lead

Study Sites (1)

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, 1090, Austria

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Lintschinger JM, Metelka P, Kapral L, Kahlfuss F, Reischmann L, Kaider A, Holaubek C, Kaiser G, Wagner M, Ettl F, Sixt L, Schaden E, Hafner C. Enhancing trauma cardiopulmonary resuscitation simulation training with the use of virtual reality (Trauma SimVR): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2025 Jan 24;20(1):e0316828. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316828. eCollection 2025.

  PMID: 39854477 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Arrest

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 26, 2024
• First Posted: June 6, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Last Updated: September 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

AU (1)