NCT03957538

UHW Angiogram Video Project

The Effect of a VIrtual RealiTy Immersive Experience Upon Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing CArdiac caTHeterisation: The VIRTUAL CATH Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital of Wales · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is a randomised control trial which aims to assess whether the use of an immersive virtual reality angiogram experience decreases peri-procedural anxiety in patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation.

Detailed description

Patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation are understandably anxious. This is due to a lack of familiarity with both the hospital environment and the planned procedure. Anxiety may negatively affect their patient experience. Appropriate patient information can help improve understanding and reduce anxiety. In particular, video-based patient information prior to cardiac catheterisation has been shown to improve patient's knowledge and reduce peri-procedural anxiety. Generic video-based patient information about the cardiac catheterisation procedure is widely available. Ideally any patient information delivered pre-cardiac catheterization would be specific to the hospital delivering care. The use of virtual reality (VR) in healthcare is novel, but expanding rapidly. The immersive nature of VR allows patients a unique opportunity to prepare for the procedure and environment within which they will be treated. To date, the use of VR to prepare patients for invasive cardiac procedures has not been studied. The aim of this study is to assess whether the use of an immersive VR experience decreases peri-procedural anxiety in patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation. The investigators will also assess whether the VR experience improves overall patient satisfaction. With the help of a local media company, a VR cardiac catheterisation video was produced (Figure 1 depicts a screenshot from the VR video). The video is watched with a VR headset to create a 360 immersive experience. The investigators are undertaking a single-centre randomised control trial comparing the use of an immersive VR experience 1 week prior to catheterisation with standard pre-procedural care. Pre procedural anxiety levels and procedural knowledge are assessed by questionnaire, using the validated six-item short-form of the Strait Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). A satisfaction questionnaire is also completed before the patient is discharged.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual reality angiogram experience video	The VR video is watched via the VR headset, and describes the pre- procedural and procedural experience. Concurrent audio will be provided through earplugs to compete the patients' immersive experience. The video was written and directed by the team, and care has been taken to ensure that the same procedural information is contained within both the British Heart Foundation cardiac catheterisation video and of VR immersive video. Filming was performed within the cardiac catheterisation labs at our tertiary centre using the professional services of Orchard Media (Cardiff, UK). The investigators utilized real physicians and nurses to re-enact a typical day for a mock patient undergoing an uncomplicated procedure. There is also a short explanation of the procedure and animations explaining technical aspects of the procedure contained within the VR video.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-01
• Primary completion: 2020-08-01
• Completion: 2020-10-10
• First posted: 2019-05-21
• Last updated: 2021-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom