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Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety and Pain During Suturing Procedure

NCT05796076 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-04-16

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Summary

Background: In emergency departments, suturing is a common procedure but often causes anxiety and pain. Virtual reality (VR) intervention has been reported as a relaxing measure.

Objective: The study aims to examine the effects of VR intervention on anxiety, pain, physiological parameters, local anaesthesia requirements and satisfaction in Chinese adult patients undergoing wound closure in emergency departments in Hong Kong

Hypothesis:VR can alleviate anxiety and pain experienced by Chinese adult patients undergoing wound-closure procedures, the intervention can decrease extra local anesthesia requirements and physiological parameters during the procedures, and the intervention can significantly increase satisfaction during wound-closure procedures.

Conditions

  • Suture

Interventions

DEVICE

Virtual reality

Participants in the intervention group will be received VR during the suturing procedure. Virtual reality is a three dimensions of width, height and depth that is generated digitally in a computer-generated environment that allows a user to interact with it 16.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tung Wah College

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tuen Mun Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • KO SHUK YEE, DN · Tuen Mun Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-03
Primary Completion
2023-08-09
Completion
2023-08-09

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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