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Anxiolytic Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Glasses in Surgery

NCT06244654 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2025-01-06

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Summary

Regional anesthesia allows surgery without affecting the patient's level of consciousness.However, this may cause anxiety in some patients.In previous research, scientists have tried to prevent anxiety with non-pharmacological interventions such as music and cognitive therapies.Virtual reality is thought to offer an immersive experience that can alter the mind's perception of pain. Scientists have found in previous preliminary studies that virtual reality is safe and effective as an adjunct to standard sedative/analgesic protocols for reducing patients' pain and anxiety during endoscopy, colonoscopy, dental treatments, burn dressings, and labor. In this study, it is expected that anxiety scores, postoperative analgesic need and intraoperative sedation need will decrease, recovery quality will improve and patient satisfaction will increase in patients who will undergo upper extremity surgery under regional anesthesia and watch videos through VR glasses.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia
  • Anxiety
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Postoperative Recovery

Interventions

DEVICE

Oculus Quest 2 VR virtual reality glasses and wired over-ear headphones

After the VR group comes to the preoperative area and is evaluated, they will be asked to wear VR glasses and headphones. VR glasses and headphones were worn on the patient during peripheral nerve block applications and the operation. At the end of the operation, the VR glasses and headphones were removed and they were taken to the postoperative recovery room.

OTHER

No VR

After evaluation of the patients taken to the preoperative area, routine peripheral nerve block application was performed without the use of VR glasses. VR glasses were not worn during the operation, as is the routine protocol. At the end of the surgery, they were taken to the postoperative recovery room.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-25
Primary Completion
2024-06-30
Completion
2024-07-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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