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Anatomy Learning With a 3D Platform on Personal Devices, Augmented Reality, or Traditional Resources
Sponsor: Balgrist University Hospital
Summary
TEACHANATOMY II compared three ways of learning shoulder and hip anatomy among first-year medical students: a three-dimensional (3D) learning platform on personal devices, head-mounted augmented reality (AR), and curated traditional learning resources. Both digital methods used identical 3D models created from photogrammetric scans of dissected body donor specimens. Each participant learned two consecutive anatomy modules with two different methods. Knowledge was assessed with a written test at the end of each module; study time and workload were secondary outcomes.
Official title: Three-Dimensional Anatomy Learning on Personal Devices, Head-Mounted Augmented Reality, and Traditional Study Resources: The TEACHANATOMY II Randomized Crossover Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
148
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2026-10-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Learning platform, then traditional resources
Participants studied the shoulder module with the 3D learning platform on personal devices and, after a 17-day interval, the hip module with curated traditional learning resources. Interventions: 3D learning platform on personal devices; Curated traditional learning resources
Traditional resources, then learning platform
Participants studied the shoulder module with curated traditional learning resources and, after a 17-day interval, the hip module with the 3D learning platform on personal devices. Interventions: Curated traditional learning resources; 3D learning platform on personal devices
Augmented reality, then traditional resources
Participants studied the shoulder module with head-mounted augmented reality and, after a 17-day interval, the hip module with curated traditional learning resources. Interventions: Head-mounted augmented reality; Curated traditional learning resources
Traditional resources, then augmented reality
Participants studied the shoulder module with curated traditional learning resources and, after a 17-day interval, the hip module with head-mounted augmented reality. Interventions: Curated traditional learning resources; Head-mounted augmented reality
Augmented reality, then learning platform
Participants studied the shoulder module with head-mounted augmented reality and, after a 17-day interval, the hip module with the 3D learning platform on personal devices. Interventions: Head-mounted augmented reality; 3D learning platform on personal devices
Learning platform, then augmented reality
Participants studied the shoulder module with the 3D learning platform on personal devices and, after a 17-day interval, the hip module with head-mounted augmented reality. Interventions: 3D learning platform on personal devices; Head-mounted augmented reality
Locations (1)
Balgrist University Hospital
Zurich, Switzerland