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Effect of Virtual Reality on Patients With Acute Pain After Thoracoscopic Surgery

NCT05926817 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2024-02-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Immersive virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmaceutical technology may deliver effective behavioral therapies for postsurgical patients with acute pain. To determine the analgesic effects of VR on patients after thoracoscopic surgery. The investigators conducted a randomized clinical trial to determine the postoperative effect of VR on pain relief in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery.

Conditions

  • Virtual Reality
  • Acute Postoperative Pain
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

Interventions

DEVICE

Placebo-VR headsets

Patients in the Placebo-VR group watched a 10-minute relaxation-based 2D film through VR headsets along with receiving conventional analgesia.

DEVICE

QTC-VR headsets

Patients in the QTC-VR group engaged in 10-minute interactive pain relief 3D VR programs while wearing VR headsets along with receiving conventional analgesia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tianjin Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Song Xu · Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-19
Primary Completion
2023-03-06
Completion
2023-03-07

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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