None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This pilot randomized controlled trial will test whether virtual reality training can help clinicians feel more confident and successfully insert an IV on the first try using ultrasound guidance in the emergency department. The goal is to see if this training approach is practical and beneficial enough to justify a larger future study.
Interventions
A two-group parallel pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted in Queensland. Appropriate 30 participants will be recruited (15 in the control arm, 15 in the intervention arm). All participants will receive standard ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous catheter (USG-PIVC) training. Participants in the intervention group will receive a virtual reality headset to practice needle tracking following the standard training. This practice is simulated using the VR USGIVA 1.0 System
A two-group parallel pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted in Queensland. Appropriate 30 participants will be recruited (15 in the control arm, 15 in the intervention arm). All participants will receive standard ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous catheter (USG-PIVC) training. Participants in the intervention group will receive a virtual reality headset to practice needle tracking following the standard training. This practice is simulated using the VR USGIVA 1.0 System (VitaSim, Odense, Denmark), with a focus on catheter tip tracking under ultrasound guidance. The frequency of headset use is self-directed, based on each participant’s individual needs, over a two-month period in the hospital. Adherence to the intervention will be self-reported through a participant survey.
Sponsors
Metro South Healthcare Service
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participants will be eligible for inclusion if they are employed in the participanting hospital, but did not receive any previous ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous catheter training.
Exclusion criteria
Participants will be excluded if they are not medical staff, or agency or external staff, or have received ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous catheter training previously.
Outcome results
None listed