Clinical evidence

Not a promise.
Peer-reviewed proof.

Every claim ORamaVR makes about clinical outcomes is backed by published, peer-reviewed research. 65+ publications. 11+ randomised controlled trials. Multiple institutions. Measurable results.

80%
Reduction in surgical
and procedural errors
32%
Improvement in
procedural skill scores
40%
Faster time to
demonstrated competency
65+
Peer-reviewed publications
11+ randomised controlled trials

Clinical trials

Independent, peer-reviewed
clinical evidence.

Randomised controlled trials, feasibility studies, and clinical interventions conducted by independent research institutions using the MAGES platform.

Cognitive Health — Clinical trial

The Effect of Physical Exercise with Cognitive Training on Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers of Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients

Clinical trial examining the combined effect of VR-based physical and cognitive training on inflammation markers and Alzheimer’s biomarkers including amyloid beta and tau proteins in MCI patients.

Neuroscience Applied — Elsevier2024View PDF →
Orthopaedics — RCT

Effectiveness of VR Compared to Video Training on Acetabular Cup and Femoral Stem Implantation Accuracy in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Randomised controlled trial comparing VR training against video instruction for medical students performing THA. Assessed implantation accuracy and time to competency.

International Orthopaedics — Springer2024View PDF →
Higher Education — Competency

Training for Better Transfer in an Online Competency-Based Higher Education Program: Technology’s Role in Preparing the Next Generation Workforce

Explores VR simulation as a competency-based assessment tool at Western Governors University, moving beyond form-based measures to problem-solving and clinical reasoning.

Advances in Educational Technologies2023View PDF →
Cognitive Health — Clinical trial

VRADA Training System as a Non-Pharmacological Dual Intervention to Alleviate Symptoms of the Pathophysiology of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Evaluates the VRADA VR system for combined physical and cognitive training in MCI patients, assessing impact on inflammatory markers and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers.

Brain Disorders — Elsevier2023View PDF →
Emergency / Trauma — Usability

Development and Usability Testing of a Fully Immersive VR Simulation for REBOA Training

Development and usability evaluation of a VR simulation for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta — a rare, high-stakes trauma procedure.

International Journal of Emergency Medicine2023View PDF →
COVID-19 — Development

Virtual Reality Medical Training for COVID-19 Swab Testing and Proper Handling of PPE: Development and Usability

Describes the algorithms, models, and architecture of a medical XR simulation for COVID-19 swab testing and PPE training, based on a world-standard hygiene protocol.

Frontiers in Virtual Reality2022View PDF →
Perioperative — RCT Protocol

A Digital Health Intervention for Stress and Anxiety Relief in Perioperative Care: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

RCT protocol for a digital health VR intervention targeting stress and anxiety management in surgical patients, addressing a key factor in perioperative outcomes.

JMIR Research Protocols2022View PDF →
Cognitive Health — Feasibility

A Virtual Reality App for Physical and Cognitive Training of Older People With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Mixed-methods feasibility study evaluating a VR app combining physical and cognitive training for older adults with MCI. Assessed usability, engagement, and early clinical indicators.

JMIR Serious Games2021View PDF →
COVID-19 — Randomised Trial

Effectiveness and Utility of VR Simulation as an Educational Tool for Safe Performance of COVID-19 Diagnostics: Prospective, Randomized Pilot Trial

Prospective randomised pilot trial demonstrating VR simulation effectively trained healthcare personnel in COVID-19 swab testing and PPE protocols during the pandemic.

JMIR Serious Games2021View PDF →
Orthopaedics — RCT

Virtual Reality Simulation Facilitates Resident Training in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Blinded RCT demonstrating that VR simulation significantly improved PGY-1 orthopaedic residents’ performance in cadaveric total hip arthroplasty. Preferential benefit on specific surgical technique components.

The Journal of Arthroplasty2019View PDF →

Case studies

Deployed at leading
institutions worldwide.

From university hospitals to medical schools to specialist training centres — MAGES is in active use at institutions across three continents.

USA
University of Michigan — Medicine

Cardiac arrest resuscitation training

Advanced approaches for comprehensive analysis and enhancement of cardiac arrest resuscitation training for emergency medicine and nursing teams.

Switzerland
Inselspital — Universitätsspital Bern

COVID-19 XR simulation programme

Nasopharyngeal swab training, hand hygiene, and PPE protocols delivered via immersive VR simulation at one of Switzerland’s leading university hospitals.

Switzerland
Geneva University Hospitals — Centre for Virtual Medicine

MAGES SDK for OSCE development

The first hospital-based Department of Virtual Medicine, using MAGES to develop and run extended reality OSCE simulations for clinical examination training.

USA
NYU Langone Health

First-ever collaborative VR surgical training

Connecting four reputable medical schools in a networked collaborative VR surgical training environment — a first for medical education at this scale.

Germany
University Hospital Cologne

Abdominal anatomy and surgery XR collection

The largest ever interactive abdominal anatomy and surgery collection of XR simulations — an in-depth first-person exploration of topographical anatomy from the inside out.

USA
Western Governors University

Competency-based assessment simulations

Cognitive training and skill-based scoring simulations for soft skills in a collaborative online environment, supporting WGU’s competency-based learning model.

SE Europe
Sofmedica Group

Regional MedTech deployment

Deployment of MAGES simulations across Sofmedica’s network of medical institutions in Southeast Europe. Full case study available.

Published research

Latest from the research team.
Peer-reviewed proof.

The most recent publications from the ORamaVR team -- spanning robotic simulation, team-based VR training, computational medical XR, and platform research.

Robotic Surgery

ERMIS: Enhanced Robotic Medical Immersive Simulator — Validation Pilot Study

Validation pilot study of a fully immersive VR simulator for robotic surgical training. Evaluates skill transfer, usability, and clinical validity of the ERMIS platform for robotic procedure education.

Validation pilot studyRobotic trainingRead paper →
Emergency Medicine

Non-linear, Team-based VR Training for Cardiac Arrest Care with Enhanced CRM Toolkit (iREACT)

Presents iREACT, a non-linear team-based VR training system for cardiac arrest resuscitation incorporating crew resource management (CRM) tools for emergency teams.

Eurographics 2025 — Short PapersTeam trainingRead paper →
AI & Simulation

Geometric Algebra Meets Large Language Models: Instruction-Based Transformations of Separate Meshes in 3D, Interactive and Controllable Scenes

Demonstrates how geometric algebra and large language models can be combined to enable instruction-based 3D transformations in interactive medical simulation scenes.

arXiv preprintAI & GraphicsRead paper →
SIGGRAPH Asia 2024

Computational Medical Extended Reality (CMXR): Pioneering the Future of Healthcare Through Computational Medicine and Extended Reality

A course paper introducing the CMXR discipline — the intersection of computational medicine, XR technology, and AI for next-generation healthcare training and clinical applications.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 CoursesMedical XRRead paper →
Platform Research

Research Article — AIP Publishing (2024)

Technical research article published through AIP Publishing, advancing the scientific foundations of the MAGES platform and medical XR simulation methodology.

AIP PublishingPlatform scienceDownload PDF →
Infrastructure

Edge-driven Docker Registry: Facilitating XR Application Deployment

Presents an edge-computing approach to XR application deployment using a Docker registry architecture, enabling scalable and low-latency delivery of medical XR simulations.

Computing — Springer, Vol. 106, pp. 3479–3501Deployment infrastructureRead paper →
Robotic Surgery

VR Isle Academy: A VR Digital Twin Approach for Robotic Surgical Skill Development

Introduces a digital twin VR environment for robotic surgical training, enabling realistic practice of robotic-assisted procedures with accurate instrument simulation and performance feedback.

arXiv preprint — cs.RORobotic trainingRead paper →
Orthopaedics

Effectiveness of VR Compared to Video Training on Acetabular Cup and Femoral Stem Implantation Accuracy in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Randomised controlled trial comparing VR training effectiveness against video instruction for medical students performing total hip arthroplasty. Assessed implantation accuracy and time to competency.

International Orthopaedics — Vol. 48, Issue 3Surgical trainingRead paper →

Showing 8 of 65+ peer-reviewed publications. Full bibliography available on request.

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In their own words

What clinicians and educators
are saying.

“We have worked with ORamaVR and our residents absolutely love training with the platform. This has really been good for our training — I am really trying to interest all my colleagues and training centers that this is necessary for them to make their residents better.”

Prof. Lawrence Dorr Orthopaedics, University of Southern California — Keck School of Medicine

“This was magnificent, it was really like live surgery. It is very easy to use — I would definitely promote it.”

Prof. Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen and Colleagues South Danish University, Denmark

“VR is the future of medical education and we are pushing further the limits with ORamaVR and MAGES SDK.”

Prof. Thomas Sauter Emergency Telemedicine, University of Bern, Switzerland

“Quite a fascinating teaching tool. It allows us to take residents through the case step by step without a cadaver or a book — a medium that they understand and can appreciate.”

Prof. Paul K. Gilbert Orthopaedics, University of Southern California — Keck School of Medicine

“Very nice experience and it will be very fruitful for young surgeons. It’s a great tool and helpful for the training.”

Lazaros A. Poultsides, MD, MSc, PhD NYU Langone Medical Associate

“MAGES SDK has streamlined our pipeline incredibly. The development and feedback loop has been so tight that in about one month we had a full-blown teaching tool.”

Sinan Vural CTO, Non Nocere, Germany

“Thanks to its high-quality toolset and capabilities, the MAGES SDK has allowed us to create and author simulations in a very time and resource efficient manner.”

Josh Tan Diagnostic Radiology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, USA

“MAGES SDK allowed us to create VR content with minimal effort.”

Dr. Stefan Tuchschmid CO-CEO & Founder, VirtaMed AG

“Train anywhere, any time. Minimal equipment required for simulating the whole robotic experience.”

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