NCT05870137

Assessing Mixed Reality for Emergency Medical Care Delivery in a Simulated Environment

A Pilot Randomised Cross-over Trial of HoloLens2™️ for the Delivery of Distributed Medical Care During COVID-19 in a Simulated Environment.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Imperial College London · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of using Mixed Reality (MR) through the use of HoloLens2TM technology to enhance emergency clinical care delivery in a simulated environment. This was achieved by inviting 22 resident grade doctors to complete two scenarios. Each scenario was supported either by standard care methods or Mixed reality. The participants were randomised to at the start of the scenarios to determine which support they would receive first. The main outcome was to see if there was difference in error rates. This was assessed using the ICECAP multidimensional error capture tool. Secondary outcomes included teamwork, scenario completion, stress/cognitive load, and Mixed reality device user acceptability.

Conditions

• Emergency Medicine

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	HoloLens2TM	Participants assigned to Mixed Reality-supported care used the HoloLens2 device, which provided support using technology that was permitted by the device. This support included remote assistance and holographic versions of patient-specific investigation results, such as radiological findings, biochemistry, and guidelines for completing the procedure (insertion of chest drain).
OTHER	Standard care	The standard care for the intervention involved participants performing the invasive technical procedure to treat a tension pneumothorax using their standard clinical skills and knowledge, without the aid of the HoloLens2 device. The participants in the standard care group did not receive any additional support or guidance beyond what is typically available in a clinical setting. The goal of the study was to compare the effectiveness of the standard care approach with the use of Mixed Reality-supported care using the HoloLens2 device.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-17
• Primary completion: 2021-11-26
• Completion: 2021-11-26
• First posted: 2023-05-23
• Last updated: 2023-05-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom