Augmented Reality Ultrasound Guidance

Last updated: July 2, 2024
Sponsor: Children's National Research Institute
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

HoloUS app for ultrasound visualization

Clinical Study ID

NCT05964439
Pro00016558
  • Ages 18-100
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Many medical procedures are done with the aid of ultrasound imaging, but they remain difficult to learn and perform. This study will use augmented reality technology for making these procedures potentially more intuitive, easier, more precise, and safer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Employees of the institution over 18 years.

  • Volunteers participants who provide oral consent.

  • For expert group, participants who have been trained to perform and are comfortablewith point-of-care ultrasound procedures (e.g., residents, fellows, attendings,vascular access PAs/NPs).

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any previous experience or training using the current version of the HoloUS app onthe HoloLens.

Study Design

Total Participants: 44
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: HoloUS app for ultrasound visualization
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 11, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2024

Study Description

Minimally invasive ultrasound-guided procedures are a mainstay of modern medicine and the number of such procedures continues to grow. Safe, efficient, and precise execution of these procedures requires a clear visualization of the target anatomy and the interventional device (e.g., a needle). While sustained advances in ultrasound technology have led to greatly enhanced visualization of the anatomy and the needle with high image quality, hand-eye coordination of the practitioner continues to be a challenge. In order to properly position the interventional device, the practitioner must alternate their attention between observing the patient, advancing the needle, and viewing the ultrasound image on a separate screen. This study's long-term goal is to develop an advanced visualization platform for ultrasound-guided procedures to overcome this challenge by greatly simplifying hand-eye coordination. The proposed platform will be developed using the latest advances in the augmented reality (AR) technology. Through wearable, see-through AR glasses, the platform will create a virtual display placed in the practitioner's field of view to show live ultrasound images, registered with the transducer and the patient, in the form of a hologram. The investigative team hypothesizes that such visualization will reduce the time of procedure by 20%. This study is aimed providing the practitioner a more intuitive and efficient platform to perform ultrasound-guided procedures and demonstrating improved efficiency through user studies.

Connect with a study center

  • Children's National Hospital

    Washington, District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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