AR goggles show trainees where experts look during kidney stone surgery
NCT ID NCT07174479
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an augmented reality tool that shows surgical trainees where an expert surgeon looks during kidney stone surgery. Ten urology residents used the device on kidney models (phantoms). The goal was to see if this eye-gaze guidance helps trainees learn to explore the kidney more completely, which could reduce leftover stone fragments and repeat surgeries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- augmented reality device (Microsoft HoloLens 2)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help train surgeons more effectively, potentially reducing repeat surgeries for kidney stones.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage study in phantoms (not real patients), so results may not translate directly to the operating room.
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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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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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: * Urology residents at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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