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Augmented Reality-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Support for Pediatric Resuscitation
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Summary
This study evaluates whether an augmented reality cardiopulmonary resuscitation feedback system (AR-CPR) can support health care providers in delivering high-quality chest compressions during pediatric cardiac arrest. AR-CPR provides real-time visual feedback on chest compression rate, depth, and recoil through a head-mounted augmented reality display. In this randomized, multicenter, international, simulation-based non-inferiority study, health care providers perform chest compressions during an 18-minute simulated pediatric cardiac arrest. Participants are assigned to receive either real-time feedback from AR-CPR or coaching from a trained human CPR coach. The primary objective is to determine whether the percentage of chest compressions meeting guideline targets for both rate and depth with AR-CPR is non-inferior to that achieved with human CPR coaching.
Official title: AR-CPR: Large-Scale Simulation-Based Testing of a Novel Augmented Reality Point of Care Chest Compression Feedback System.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
252
Start Date
2025-06-29
Completion Date
2028-06-30
Last Updated
2026-08-21
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
AR-CPR
AR-CPR is a real-time augmented reality CPR feedback system designed to guide chest compression performance during pediatric cardiac arrest. The system uses a compression sensor containing an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and force-sensitive resistor (FSR) connected to a microcontroller. Sensor data are relayed to a Raspberry Pi 5 microcomputer running custom AR-CPR Coach software, which calculates chest compression rate, depth, and recoil. These metrics are transmitted wirelessly to a Vuzix M400 head-mounted display. The augmented reality interface provides numerical values and visual cues within the user's field of view. When performance is outside established targets, the system provides qualitative feedback and, for persistent deviations, escalates to explicit goal-directed instructions.
Locations (8)
All Childrens Hopsital
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York, United States
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Brown/Hasbro Children's Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical center/ Children's Health of Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
Texas Childrens
Houston, Texas, United States
The hospital for sick children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada