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Group 2 for Virtual Reality (Hololens Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 24 months
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Hololens Trial Summary

This trial is testing a new way to do anesthesia that uses ultrasound and augmented reality to make it less invasive and more accurate, with the goal of reducing patient discomfort and complications.

Eligible Conditions
  • Virtual Reality
  • Anesthesia
  • Epidural

Hololens Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~24 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
Development of a head-mounted holographic needle guidance system for enhanced US guided regional anesthesia

Hololens Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Group 2Active Control1 Intervention
In Group 2 (intervention), the staff anesthesiologist will use the HoloLens tool to assist with the traditional technique as described above for Group 1. In combination with the US, a hologram image of the trajectory towards the epidural space will be generated, thereby mitigating the need to walk off the lamina. The holographic system will mark the appropriate spot for placement of the thoracic epidural catheter. Then, the needle will be inserted following the holographic trajectory overlaid on the patient's back.
Group II: Group 1Active Control1 Intervention
In Group 1 (control), the staff anesthesiologist will follow the traditional technique for US-guided thoracic epidural insertion. Briefly, the anesthesiologist will use the US to identify and mark the appropriate spot for placement of the thoracic epidural catheter. The US probe is then placed at rest and the anesthesiologist will proceed with thoracic epidural needle insertion following standard techniques.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreLead Sponsor
656 Previous Clinical Trials
1,551,358 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Virtual Reality
244 Patients Enrolled for Virtual Reality

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Recent research and studies
JMIR Formative ResearchJournal
Development of a Head-mounted Holographic Needle Guidance System for Enhanced Ultrasound-guided Neuraxial Anesthesia: System Development and Observational Evaluation
Tanwani, Jaya, Fahad Alam, Clyde Matava, Stephen Choi, Paul McHardy, Oskar Singer, Geraldine Cheong, and Julian Wiegelmann. 2022. “Development of a Head-mounted Holographic Needle Guidance System for Enhanced Ultrasound-guided Neuraxial Anesthesia: System Development and Observational Evaluation”. JMIR Formative Research. JMIR Publications Inc.. doi:10.2196/36931.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
HoloLens: an Objective Alternative to the Operator's Memory
Dr. Fahad Alam 2019. "HoloLens: an Objective Alternative to the Operator's Memory". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04028284.
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