Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03914937
Virtual Reality in Plastic Surgery: Pain Control and Augmented Satisfaction
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 40 (actual)
- Sponsor
- The Guthrie Clinic · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 99 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The study is looking at whether wearing a virtual reality device will help reduce pain and anxiety during minor procedures
Detailed description
Patients who are undergoing minor plastic surgery procedures will be assigned to either wear a virtual reality device or to listen to music of their choice. Patients will still get the standard lidocaine/novocaine numbing agent. Patients will be asked questions about their anxiety level and pain level. Heart rate and blood pressure will be monitored as measures of anxiety and pain.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Virtual reality | A virtual reality device will be worn over the eyes that allows the patient to feel that they are at a quiet seaside beach. |
| OTHER | Music | Music of the patient's choice will be played |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-04-22
- Primary completion
- 2020-08-01
- Completion
- 2020-08-01
- First posted
- 2019-04-16
- Last updated
- 2024-08-22
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03914937. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.