3D Modalities for Medical Student Education of Congenital Heart Disease
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Case Western Reserve University
- Where
- Cleveland, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 26 people enrolled
- Started
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ended
- 9 Dec 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- 3D-printed heart models and augmented reality
- Record updated
- 26 December 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- First year medical student
Who cannot take part
- -
Where in United States
- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineCleveland, United StatesNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if 3D-printed heart models and augmented reality can be useful modalities to teach medical students about congenital heart disease. The main questions it aims to answer are:
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1. Does using 3D-printed heart models improve learners' understanding of congenital heart disease when compared to traditional slide-based teaching methods? 2. Does using augmented reality heart models improve learners' understanding of congenital heart disease when compared to traditional slide-based teaching methods? 3. How can these modalities best be integrated into standard medical school curricula?
Participants will:
1. Take a pre-test consisting of questions regarding anatomy and physiology of the normal heart as well as two congenital heart diseases. 2. Be randomized into 3 groups that receive a teaching session using either slide-based lecture, 3D-printed models, or augmented reality. 3. Take a post-test of the same questions from the pre-test. 4. Take a delayed post-test of the same questions with additional subjective questions about their experience with their assigned modality.
The 3 groups in the trial
- Slide-based lectureOther group
Participants in this group received teaching using a slide-based lecture
Treatment: 3D-printed heart models and augmented reality
- 3D-printed ModelExisting treatment, for comparison
This group received teaching using 3D-printed models
Treatment: 3D-printed heart models and augmented reality
- Augmented RealityExisting treatment, for comparison
This group received teaching using augmented reality headsets
Treatment: 3D-printed heart models and augmented reality
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Use of 3D-printed Models and Augmented Reality in Medical Student Education of Congenital Heart Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial
- Record updated
- 26 December 2025