Immersive Virtual Reality in Simulation-based Bronchoscopy Training

Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation35 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this single-center randomized study is to investigate whether bronchoscopy training in an immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) environment will make the surgeon better at handling distractions and increase the quality of the bronchoscopy. The participants will be stratified according to gender and randomized into two groups. Both groups will initially train on the bronchoscopy simulator without VR. Afterwards the intervention group will train in an iVR environment with Virtual Reality Goggles while using the bronchoscopy simulator, while the control group will train without VR goggles. Afterwards both groups will be tested in the iVR environment in a test scenario

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Virtual Reality Medical Education

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Residents working in Denmark in thoracic surgery and pulmonary medicine * Participants are required to have a medical license. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous participation in trials involving bronchoscopy training. * Experience with independent bronchoscopy. * No informed consent. * Unable to speak Danish on a conversational level.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Structured Progress

The systematic visualization and structured passage through the bronchial tree measured in points (0-18 points)