Can Preoperative Information Via Virtual Reality Affect Patient's Anxiety?

NCT06292663 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2025-08-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test and learn about Virtual Reality (VR) providing preoperative information to patients undergoing elective TKA surgery in spinal anesthesia. The main question(s) aim(s) to answer if:

* Can preoperative information through a VR headset lower the patients preoperative anxiety?
* Can VR information make the patients more ready for surgery. Painscore will also be collected.

Participants will be randomized into two groups. One that will have preoperative information through VR versus standard information.

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare enrolled TKA patients to see if VR have an impact on anxiety, readiness and pain

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Virtual Reality

The subjects get a supplement of information via. a Vitual Reality (VR) headset. The information they get through the VR headset is about their course on the day of their surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zealand University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anja Geisler, phd · Region Hovedstadens Apotek

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-05
Primary Completion
2025-06-20
Completion
2025-06-20

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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