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CompletedNCT03614325

Virtual Reality in the Operating Room

Virtual Reality in the Operating Room: Using Immersive Relaxation as an Adjunct to Anesthesia

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (actual)
Sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized, controlled trial designed to investigate whether the use of virtual reality immersive relaxation during hand/arm operations can allow for a relaxing operating room experience for patients while potentially reducing anesthesia requirements.

Detailed description

The proposed study is a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of VR as an adjunct to standard anesthetic practice for upper extremity surgery. Patients will be randomized to undergo immersion relaxation via the use of VR during their procedure or control. In both groups patients will undergo regional anesthesia preoperatively according to standard practice. Patients will then be assessed postoperatively to assess the intraoperative propofol dose between groups, as well as secondary outcomes including patient satisfaction.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERVirtual Reality Immersive RelaxationThe software developed by VRHealth allows patients to select from scenery such as mountains, the beach or from a selection of short videos, which are intended to promote relaxation.

Timeline

Start date
2018-12-04
Primary completion
2019-11-07
Completion
2021-06-01
First posted
2018-08-03
Last updated
2024-04-08
Results posted
2024-04-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03614325. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.