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Surgical Drain Removal: Pain and Anxiety Management

NCT07081425 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-08-05

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Summary

Background: Surgical drain removal may cause pain and anxiety in patients after bariatric surgery. Virtual reality may reduce procedure-related discomfort by directing attention away from painful stimuli. This study evaluated the effect of virtual reality on pain and state anxiety during surgical drain removal after bariatric surgery.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 60 adult patients who underwent bariatric surgery in a private hospital in Kocaeli, Türkiye. Participants were randomly assigned to a virtual reality group or a control group at a 1:1 ratio. Patients in the intervention group watched a standardized 360° nature video using virtual reality goggles before and during drain removal, while patients in the control group received routine care. Pain was assessed using the Numerical Rating Pain Scale, and anxiety was evaluated using the State Anxiety Inventory. Outcomes were measured before and immediately after drain removal. The collected data were statistically analyzed.

Conditions

  • Virtual Reality
  • Pain Management
  • Pain Management After Surgery
  • Anxiety After Surgery
  • Non-Pharmacological Pain Management
  • Perioperative Nursing
  • Surgical Drain

Interventions

DEVICE

VRG Group

Care was taken to ensure that patients did not receive analgesia for at least 4 hours before the procedure. Before drain removal, the patient's NRPS level was assessed, and the STAI-I questionnaire was filled out. The experimental group was given a video to watch before the procedure began, and the use of glasses was explained. VRG was put on the patient, and the drain was removed in the 3rd minute while the video was being watched. After the procedure, the patients' pain perception during the procedure was assessed with the NRPS form. The STAI-I questionnaire was filled out again.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kocaeli University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Refiye Akpolat · Kocaeli Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi, Kocaeli, Türkiye

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-09-01
Completion
2024-11-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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