Can augmented reality coach better CPR than a human?
NCT ID NCT07778823
First seen Aug 21, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether an augmented reality (AR) system can help healthcare providers deliver high-quality chest compressions during a simulated pediatric cardiac arrest. Participants, who are nurses or technicians with pediatric life support certification, will perform CPR for 18 minutes while receiving real-time visual feedback from the AR-CPR device or coaching from a human instructor. The study aims to see if the AR system is at least as good as human coaching in helping providers meet guideline targets for compression rate and depth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AR-CPR, an augmented reality feedback system that provides real-time visual guidance on chest compression rate, depth, and recoil during CPR
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a scalable, consistent way to improve CPR quality during pediatric cardiac arrests, potentially saving more lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a simulation-based study, so results may not translate directly to real-world emergencies. The technology may also be less effective than human coaching or could have technical issues.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 252 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Actively credentialed pediatric emergency department or pediatric intensive care unit nurse or clinical technician at a participating study site * Current American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to physically perform chest compressions * Need for prescription corrective lenses without having those corrective lenses available at the time of study participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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All Childrens Hopsital
RECRUITINGSt. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
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Brown/Hasbro Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Johns Hopkins Children's Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Texas Childrens
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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The hospital for sick children
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical center/ Children's Health of Dallas
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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