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VR Study Virtual Reality for Patients During Arteriovenous Fistula Surgery

NCT07538687 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-04-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients undergoing arterio-venous fistula commonly experience pain and anxiety due to their pre-operative circumstances and the fact that they remain conscious throughout the surgery. It is well documented that perioperative pain and anxiety can cause detrimental effects on patient outcomes and satisfaction. Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly being investigated as an adjunctive tool in various medical and surgical specialties. Current Evidence suggests that VR can be effective in managing both acute and chronic pain, as well as reducing pain, anxiety, stress, and the need for anesthetic agents during surgery. We hypothesize that using VR during AVF surgery will lead to a reduction in anesthetic doses, decreased patient anxiety and pain, and be favorably received by both surgeons and anesthetists.

Conditions

  • End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis

Interventions

DEVICE

Virtual Reality

Immersive virtual reality delivered via head-mounted display providing a relaxation-based audiovisual environment intended to reduce perioperative anxiety and pain perception during surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elie Girsowicz, MD, MSc · McGill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2028-06-01
Completion
2028-12-01

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