Study name Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of an AI Device on Anaesthetists' Ultrasound Scanning and Image Interpretation for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anaesthesia
Study type Randomised, interventional prospective pilot study
Brief study description Anaesthetists will perform ultrasound scanning on volunteers whilst being observed by experts. Operator performance characteristics will be assessed during ultrasound scanning and image interpretation
Primary outcome(s) Correct identification of appropriate block site by the scanner (with vs without AI)
Estimated recruitment target min 20 participants
Study start date Sep-21
Estimated completion date Jan-22
Adding centres? No
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PI James Bowness
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Co-investigators David Burckett-St Laurent, Alan Macfarlane

Outcome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9900732/