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The Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Preoperative Anxiety in Abdominal Surgery Patients

NCT05718661 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2026-01-23

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Summary

Hospitalization, medical interventions to be performed, and uncertainties specific to surgical intervention create a certain level of anxiety in the patient. It is known that being in the hospital negatively affects the coping mechanisms of the patient. In the pre-surgical period, the nurse's practices that will facilitate the patient's coping with the situation and managing his anxiety have a positive effect on anxiety during and after surgery and on anxiety-related symptoms. For these reasons, it is aimed to determine the effect of virtual reality on pre-surgical anxiety in this study.The hypothesis of the study is that watching videos with virtual glasses will reduce preoperative anxiety.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Watching video with virtual glasses

Using Mobile Virtual Glasses; In the preoperative period, after the patient is taken to the surgical service, a virtual reality video will be watched with mobile virtual glasses at the specified time (before going to the operating room on the day of surgery). Measurements will be made before and after the application. Necessary hygiene will be provided before the use of glasses, and the researcher will ensure hand cleaning before entering the patient's room.

BEHAVIORAL

watching video without virtual glasses

The plain version of the video, which was shown to the intervention group by the researcher (SŞ) to the placebo group, will be watched over the phone with the naked eye and the stress level on the smart bracelet will be recorded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Trakya University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dogan Albayrak, Dr · Trakya University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-30
Primary Completion
2024-12-20
Completion
2024-12-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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