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Mixed reality-assisted versus landmark-guided spinal puncture in elderly patients: protocol for a stratified randomized controlled trial.
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- Impact of mixed reality on the care of the elderly: a scoping review.GeroScience · 2026Review
- Extended Reality for Neuraxial Procedures: A Scoping Review.Journal of medical extended reality · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPerforming spinal anesthesia in elderly patients with spine degeneration is challenging for novice practitioners. This stratified randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of mixed reality-assisted spinal puncture (MRasp) with that of landmark-guided spinal puncture (LGsp) performed by novice practitioners in elderly patients.
methodsThis prospective, single-center, stratified, blocked, parallel randomized controlled trial will include 168 patients (aged ≥ 65 years) scheduled for elective surgery involving spinal anesthesia. All spinal punctures will be performed by anesthesiology interns and residents trained at Huadong Hospital. Patients will be randomly assigned to the MRasp group (n = 84) or the LGsp group (n = 84). Based on each intern/resident's experience in spinal puncture, participants will be stratified into three clusters: the primary group, intermediate group, and advanced group. The primary outcome will be the comparison of the rate of successful first-attempt needle insertion between the MRasp group and the LGsp group. Secondary outcomes will include the number of needle insertion attempts, the number of redirection attempts, the number of passes, the rate of successful first needle pass, the spinal puncture time, the total procedure time, and the incidence of perioperative complications. A stratified subgroup analysis will also be conducted for interns/residents at different experience levels. DISCUSSION: The findings from this trial establish the effectiveness of MRasp by novice practitioners in elderly patients. This trial may provide experimental evidence for exploring an effective visualization technology to assist in spinal puncture.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trials Registry ChiCTR2300075291. Registered on August 31, 2023. https://www.chictr.org.cn/bin/project/edit?pid=189622 .
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