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Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Anxiety and Fear in Patients

NCT06830330 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2025-02-25

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if virtual reality application effects on anxiety and fear in patients who will undergo abdominal surgery.

It will also learn about the practical of virtual reality application in preoperative theatre. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does virtual reality reduce patient anxiety levels before surgery?
* Is virtual reality useful for patients to watch videos in the preoperative area? Researchers will compare virtual reality videos to routine nursing care to see if virtual reality works to treat preoperative anxiety and surgical fear.

Participants will:

* watch videos of nature scenes with VR glasses in the waiting area before surgery.
* answer the surgical fear quastionairre items for preoperative fear test

Conditions

  • Preoperative Patients
  • Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual reality

Patients in the experimental group were shown videos of natural landscapes with VR glasses in their beds. This application was used to distract patients who were experiencing negative emotions just before surgery. The video session begins with the introduction of the virtual reality glasses. A motionless virtual area is determined at the point where the patient's stretcher is located. The glasses are placed on the patient's head and both hands of the patient are trained to use the remote control. Video content is selected and started according to the patient's preference. Video sessions last approximately 10 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cukurova University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sevban A Proffessor doctor · Çukurova University, Faculty of Health Science

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-20
Primary Completion
2025-02-05
Completion
2025-03-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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