Work-Related Condition
Conditions
Keywords
Virtual Reality, Simulation, Workplace
Brief summary
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).
Interventions
OTHERIn-person Simulation
In-person simulation of workplace-related scenarios with live actors
DEVICEVirtual Simulation
Virtual simulation of workplace-related scenarios of pre-recorded videos using the same actors
Sponsors
Stanford University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory sinus arrhythmia | Throughout duration of simulation, approximately 15 minutes | Biometric sensors will be placed in strategic locations in order to collect respiratory sinus arrhythmia throughout either in-person or virtual simulation |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skin conductance levels | Throughout duration of simulation, approximately 15 minutes | Skin conductance levels as measured by electrodermal activity will be collected using biometric sensors throughout either in-person or virtual simulation |
| Emotional levels | Throughout duration of intervention, two minutes before and after the intervention | Emotional affect will be self reported via validated scale before and after the intervention. |
| VR Simulation Questionnaire | Three months post study, approximately 5 minutes | 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? |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed