NCT05218967

Virtual Reality in Laryngology

Virtual Reality as a Distraction Intervention for Pain Management During Office Laryngeal Procedures: Randomized Single Blinded Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare patient's pain and anxiety undergoing laryngeal procedures and esophageal manometry while wearing a VR headset to standard of care. It is hypothesized that patient's using the VR headset during the procedure will have reduced pain and anxiety as compared to their standard of care counterparts because the VR environment will distract them from their procedure.

Detailed description

This is a prospective randomized controlled trial, comparing patients' pain and anxiety experience while wearing a VR headset and receiving standard analgesia during In-office aerodigestive procedures (IOAEP) to patients' experience receiving standard analgesia only during IOAEP.

Conditions

• Pain Management During Office Laryngeal Procedures

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual Reality Headset	A head-worn apparatus that completely covers the eyes for an immersive 3D experience. The VR headset will be worn during the procedure.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-14
• Primary completion: 2022-08-08
• Completion: 2022-08-08
• First posted: 2022-02-01
• Last updated: 2024-02-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States