Extended Reality at Nationwide Children’s

Design & Technology Development Team

The Design and Technology Development team creates digital health solutions to improve healthcare delivery. We design user centric solutions in partnership with clinical and research experts, focusing on digital health technology, user experience, clinical practice and scientific research.

This team is made up of talented developers who are passionate about creating impactful and engaging products that help improve the care we provide for our patients, and specialize in web/mobile/XR applications, interactive media, user experience design, and digital health research.

Design & Technology Research Team

The Design & Technology Research team champions healthcare technology research and innovation through cultivating collaboration with researchers and clinicians. The team’s five project scientists lead project management and scientific aspects of a design & technology project, such as requirement gathering, study design, proposal drafting, technology consultation, and manuscript writing.

Through collaborating with researchers and clinicians, the team has built a diverse portfolio of research projects ranging from acceptability/feasibility study, quality/process improvement study, to user experience study and outcome evaluation.

Meet Our Team

MPATHI (Making Professionals Aware THrough Immersion)

A VR app to educate healthcare providers on the challenges that immigrant families might face when seeking care for their children.

 

Publication
Amini, H., Gregory, ME., Abrams, MA., Luna, J., Roland, M., Sova, LN.,... (2021). Feasibility and usability study of a pilot immersive virtual reality‐based empathy training for dental providers. Journal of Dental Education, 85 (6), 856-865.

Safety Training VR

VR training to teach staff de-escalation techniques when patients or family members become aggressive or violent.

Voxel Bay

A distraction-based VR app to alleviate needle-phobia complications.

 

Publications
Dunn, A., Patterson, J., Biega, C. F., Grishchenko, A., Luna, J., Stanek, J. R., & Strouse, R. (2019). A Novel Clinician-Orchestrated Virtual Reality Platform for Distraction During Pediatric Intravenous Procedures in Children With Hemophilia: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Serious Games, 7(1), e10902.
Kaur, D., Meeks, S., Patterson, J., Luna, J., Stanek, J., Kruse-Jarres, R., Dunn, A. (2018) Utilization of a virtual reality based tool in hemophilia education. Hemophilia 24 (S5), 132-133

VICT (VR-based Interactive Cognitive Training) – TBI Rehabilitation VR

Gamified traumatic brain injury tests to measure recovery and assist in rehabilitation following a traumatic brain injury.

 

Publication
Shen, J., Xiang, H., Luna, J., Grishchenko, A., Patterson, J., Strouse, R. V., Roland, M., Lundine, J. P., Koterba, C. H., Lever, K., Groner, J. I., Huang, Y., & Lin, E.-J. D. (2020). Designing a Virtual Reality-based Executive Function Rehabilitation System for Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries. JMIR Serious Games.

VR for Post Operative Pain Management

A VR breathing-based game intended to reduce post-operative pain.

Heart Center XR

A VR training simulation educating staff on preparing and executing a heart catheterization procedure.

VR-PAT

Using VR as distraction during burn dressing changes and other painful procedures.

 

Publications
Jain, S., Armstrong, M., Luna, J., Thakkar, R. K., Fabia, R., Groner, J. A., Noffsinger, D., Ni, A., Nelson, E., & Xiang, H. (2024). Features of virtual reality impact effectiveness of VR pain alleviation therapeutics in pediatric burn patients: A randomized clinical trial. PLOS Digital Health, 3(1), e0000440.
Armstrong, M., Coffey, R., Luna, J., Xiang, H. (2023). Pilot randomized clinical trial of virtual reality pain management during adult burn dressing changes: lessons learned. medRxiv, 2023.03.15.23287329.