NCT06442085

Virtual Reality Training for Trauma Resuscitation

Immersive Virtual Reality Versus Mannequin-based Simulation Training for Trauma Resuscitation: a Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riga Stradins University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed description

Background: Despite its high potential, the effect of immersive virtual reality simulation (VRS) in trauma resuscitation training has not been studied. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that VRS is non-inferior to mannequin-based simulation (MBS) in trauma resuscitation training. Methods: In a single-center, randomized controlled non-inferiority trial, we compared individual training with an immersive virtual reality Trauma Simulator to live MBS training in a facilitated group. The primary outcome was the Trauma Score (ranging from 55 (worse) to 177 (best outcome)) during the MBS assessment. The secondary outcomes were the Trauma Score VRS assessment, System Usability Scale (ranging from 0 (worse) -100 (best outcome)), and Simulation Sickness Questionnaire (ranging from 0 (worse) to 235.62 (best outcome)).

Conditions

• Virtual Reality

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Teaching of trauma resuscitation by using virtual reality simulation	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.
OTHER	Teaching of trauma resuscitation by using mannequin based simulation	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-03-06
• Primary completion: 2020-09-30
• Completion: 2020-12-14
• First posted: 2024-06-04
• Last updated: 2024-06-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Latvia