The Holographic Standardized Patient

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Conditions studied: Medical Emergencies, Educational Problems, Simulation of Physical Illness

In brief

The current pandemic has revealed in-person simulation training and evaluation is vulnerable to disruption, and alternatives are needed which allow remote evaluation. The recently developed Microsoft Hololens headset device allows interactable holograms to be inserted into a user's workspace (mixed reality) - permitting the augmentation of existing clinical and training spaces with holographic (i.e. virtual) patients via the prototype HoloSIM software. This study is the first known research initiative aiming to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of mixed reality for acute medicine training and assessment at a distance. Space, time, personnel, pandemic, and cost constraints limit opportunities for high-fidelity simulation exercises for post-graduate trainees at Sunnybrook. By developing and demonstrating the effectiveness of this new training modality, increased simulation exercises will lead to a higher quality education experience, better functioning teams, and better patient outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT05729802
Run by
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
People needed
40
Starts
2023-03-01
Expected to finish
2026-04-01
Last updated by the study team
2025-01-29

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

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Where it is running

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