Feasibility and Ergonomic Impact of A Virtual Reality Headset in Endoscopic Procedures

Part of paid clinical trials in Weston, Florida.

Sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Study ID
NCT07493863
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Endoscopy
  • Ergonomics
  • Virtual Reality
  • Virtual Reality Headset

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Virtual reality headset — DEVICE
    Use of the virtual reality headset during endoscopic procedures.
  • MYSELF checklist — OTHER
    A preprocedural timeout to improve ergonomics.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of using a virtual reality headset (VRH) during endoscopy and its impact on the endoscopist ergonomics. We will use the Apple Vision Pro during approximately 140 endoscopic procedures during which ergonomics will be assessed.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 10, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
140 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Active Comparator: NonVRH
    Endoscopic procedure without virtual reality headset (VRH)
  • Active Comparator: VRH
    Endoscopic procedure completed with virtual reality headset (VRH)

Primary Outcome Measure

Risk Reduction of endoscopy related musculoskeletal injury by VRH as assessed by rapid entire body assessment (REBA) score. [ Time Frame: From the start until the end of an endoscopic procedure. ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Cleveland Clinic WestonWestonFlorida33331
Tilak Shah, MD
[email protected]
877.463.2010

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