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. 2017 Oct 19;5(10):e159. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.8671

Table 2.

Summary of studies using Google Glass as clinician-focused interventions.

Source (country) Health condition Study design Study setting Google Glass (GG) use
Gillis et al, 2015
(United States)
Disaster relief Pilot/feasibility study Laboratory Allows for audiovisual communication with each group of paramedics and the administrator; the virtual beacon component is used to eliminate the use for paper triage tags
Carenzo et al, 2014
(Italy)
Disaster relief Pilot/feasibility study Local – Field hospital Scans triage tags to provide their information, timestamp, and Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates and relay the information back to the hospital
Cicero et al, 2014
(United States)
Disaster relief Pilot/feasibility study Local – Airport Facilitates communication with telemedicine physician disaster expert who can confirm the triage decision of the intervention team, and determines time of triage for each patient
Newaz and Eide, 2015
(Norway)
Disaster relief Randomized control trial Local – Neighborhood Provides navigation and maps to first responders
Paxton et al, 2015
(United States)
Behavioral sciences Randomized control trial Laboratory Uses PsyGlass app to facilitate the use of GG in behavioral, cognitive, and social research
Pappachan et al, 2014
(United States)
Diagnostics Pilot/feasibility study Hospital – Emergency department Helps community health workers to identify certain disorders based on the patient demographics
Pascale et al, 2015
(Australia)
Nursing – Peripheral detection Pilot/feasibility study Laboratory Improves detection in the periphery
Yuan et al, 2015
(China)
Neurology Case study Hospital – Neurology Facilitates communication between physicians during a neurological examination
Chaballout et al, 2016
(United States)
Student training – health science students Pilot/feasibility study Classroom (university) Presents a simulation in conjunction with real time performance of treatment on a manikin
Drake-Brockman et al, 2016
(China)
Anesthesiology Pilot/feasibility study Hospital – Anesthesiology Uses heads-up display to facilitate monitoring patient vitals while performing procedures
Iversen et al, 2016
(United States)
Student training – physiotherapy students Randomized control trial Classroom (large, private, non-profit research university) Captures 1st-person view of a procedure and displays it for learning purposes
Son et al, 2015
(United States)
Student training – otolaryngology residents Pilot/feasibility study Hospital - Otolaryngology Uses the video capabilities to record resident encounters with patients
Spaedy et al, 2016
(United States)
Radiology Quasi-experimental Hospital – Radiology Takes images of and displays X-rays for physician interpretation
Russel et al, 2014
(United States)
Student training – medical students (radiology) Randomized controlled trial Instructional testing room (University of Kentucky, School of Medicine) Provides live instruction from an expert via Google Hangout
Wu et al, 2014
(United States)
Student training – medical students and radiology residents Randomized controlled trial Classroom (University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix) Facilitates procedures by showing real-time ultrasound images on the heads-up display
Widmer et al, 2014
(Switzerland)
Dermatology and Radiology Exploratory study Laboratory Takes and analyzes images to facilitate interpretation and diagnostic decisions by presenting similar images to user
Stetler et al, 2015
(United States)
Cardiology Quasi-experimental Hospital – Cardiology Captures images of the electrocardiogram (ECGs) and presents them on heads-up display to facilitate interpretation
Duong et al, 2015
(United States)
Cardiology Exploratory study Hospital – Cardiology Records coronary angiograms were recorded to be reviewed on the heads-up display or transferred to a mobile phone
Jeroudi et al, 2014
(United States)
Cardiology Exploratory study Remote (location varied by physician reviewer) Displays ECG images for interpretation
Vallurupalli et al, 2013
(United States)
Student training – medical students (cardiology) Case study Hospital – Cardiology (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Cardiology) Facilitates collaboration between cardiology attending and resident in clinical training settings
Benninger, 2015
(United States)
Radiology Pilot/feasibility study Anatomy laboratory (Medical School) Displays images captured by an ultrasound finger probe to teach medical students anatomy and simple interventions
Vaughn et al, 2016
(United States)
Student training – nursing students Pilot/feasibility study Classroom (Nursing School) Presents a simulation in conjunction with real-time performance of treatment on a manikin
Zahl et al, 2016
(United States)
Student training – dental students Exploratory study Dental office Records student SP station for later analysis
Feng et al, 2015
(United States)
Diagnostics – Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cancer Exploratory study Laboratory Takes rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), images prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests, and images previously activated free PSA and total PSA RDTs
Spencer et al, 2014
(United States)
Pulmonology – airway assessment for burn victims Case study Hospital – Burn unit (Massachusetts General Hospital) Facilitates assessment and management of the airway
Tully et al, 2015
(United States)
Student training – medical students (hospice) Randomized controlled trial University of Arizona, College of Medicine: Phoenix and local hospice organization Records student standardized patient encounters for later analysis
Albrecht et al, 2014
(Germany)
Pathology – autopsy and postmortem examinations Pilot/feasibility study Hospital – Autopsy laboratory Takes pictures of body for documentation during examination
Aldaz et al, 2015
(United States)
Chronic wounds Pilot/feasibility study Hospital – Wound care (Stanford Hospital and Clinics) Uses SnapCap software to facilitate hands-free digital imaging and the tagging and transfer of images to patient’s electronic medical record in chronic wound care assessments
Chai et al, 2015
(United States)
Toxicology Pilot/feasibility study Hospital – Emergency department (urban academic hospital) Sends photographs and videos to the toxicology supervisors; acts as a platform for instruction of 2nd-year medical staff
Chai et al, 2015
(United States)
Dermatology Pilot/feasibility study Hospital – Emergency department (urban academic hospital) Allows teledermatolgosists to complete a dermatology assessment via live video feed after in-person consultation by a resident