RecruitingPhase 1ACTRN12608000245392

Clinical implementation of a head-mounted display for anaesthesia patient monitoring

Effect of anaesthetists' use of head-mounted displays vs. standard monitoring on visual attention, latency of response to events, and rated non-technical skills.

Sponsor

The University of Queensland

Enrollment

6 participants

Start Date

May 12, 2008

Study Type

Interventional

Conditions

Effect of a head-mounted display on anaesthetist access to patient vital sign information when anaesthetistis is in constrained positions

Eligibility

Sex: Both males and femalesMin Age: 26 YearssMax Age: 65 Yearss

Inclusion Criteria1

Participants must be anaesthesia consultants or senior registrars working at Royal Adelaide Hospital. Participants must be able to comfortably view the patient monitoring information on the head-mounted display as well as the outer field of view. Participants who have prior experience with the head-mounted display from previous simulator-based experiments are preferred.

Exclusion Criteria2

Inability to comfortably view patient vital signs on the head-mounted display.
Inability to wear the head-mounted display due to interference with glasses or discomfort caused by the headgear.

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Interventions

The clinical trial will test the effectiveness of a head-mounted display in supporting anaesthetist activity in the operating theatre. The head-mounted display will be the Microvision Nomad(tm) see-through monocular display. Trial aims are to do the following: 1. Implement a clinical prototype of a monitoring display using an HMD connected to a Philips IntelliVue MP70 patient monitor. 2. Provide participants with enough exposure to the HMD that they can develop new scanning patterns that make specific use of the HMD. 3. Evaluate the HMD under clinical circumstances, as opposed to the simulated OR. 4. Compare the performance of participants across anaesthesia lists during which they do vs. do not wear the head-mounted display. Each participant will be studied over six sessions, the sessions no less than a day apart and usually no more than a week apart. The study itself will be completed by 31 December 2008.

Locations(1)

Australia

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