Virtual Reality vs Inperson Simulation: A Non-inferiority Study

Stanford University120 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if Virtual Reality (VR) can elicit emotional responses that are captured via physiological biometrics such as heart rate variability and skin conductance levels. As a non-inferiority study the investigators anticipate the technologies will elicit an emotional not inferior to those responses of an in-person simulations of workplace scenarios (i.e medical error and workplace harassment).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Work-Related Condition

Interventions

Virtual SimulationDEVICE

Virtual simulation of workplace-related scenarios of pre-recorded videos using the same actors

In-person SimulationOTHER

In-person simulation of workplace-related scenarios with live actors

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Greater than 18 years of age * Personnel working or volunteering at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) or Stanford Health Care (SHC) facilities Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not consent * Are currently taking beta blockers or other chronotropic heart medication(s) * Have a history of severe motion sickness * Currently have nausea * Currently experiencing seizures * Are clinically unstable

Locations (1)

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Palo Alto, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Biometric sensors will be placed in strategic locations in order to collect respiratory sinus arrhythmia throughout either in-person or virtual simulation

Time frame: Throughout duration of simulation, approximately 15 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Skin conductance levels

Skin conductance levels as measured by electrodermal activity will be collected using biometric sensors throughout either in-person or virtual simulation

Time frame: Throughout duration of simulation, approximately 15 minutes

Emotional levels

Emotional affect will be self reported via validated scale before and after the intervention.

Time frame: Throughout duration of intervention, two minutes before and after the intervention

VR Simulation Questionnaire

Participants will be given a questionnaire regarding their virtual or in-person simulation experience and the overall similarity to real-life on a scale from 1-5 (1=Completely Different and 5=Nearly Identical) Example Questions: "How true to real life were the emotions expressed during the scenario?" and "How true to real life was the the clinical environment?"

Time frame: Three months post study, approximately 5 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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