NCT05253274

The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Applied During Emergency Surgical Intervention

The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Applied During Emergency Surgical Intervention With Local Anesthesia on Patients Anxiety

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 138 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mersin University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of virtual reality glasses applied during emergency surgical intervention with local anesthesia on patients anxiety. This study hypothesizes that virtual reality glasses reduces anxiety.

Detailed description

The sample of this study consisted of 138 patients in the experimental (n=69) and control groups (n=69). Virtual Reality (VR) application will be applied to the experimental group during the emergency surgical intervention under local anesthesia. Anxiety level will be assessed with the Spielberger State Anxiety Scale and measured by physiological responses of anxiety such as systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) before and after VR application. In the control group, no application will be made except for standard care only.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Virtual Reality Glasses	In addition to the routine practice of the emergency service, the virtual reality (VR) group will watch a video with VR glasses during the emergency surgical intervention under local anesthesia. Before the emergency surgery, the patients will be asked to wear a VR glasses compatible with mobile phones with android operating system and a headset that minimizes sound loss. Patients will be shown their preferred 3D licensed video software with relaxing music in the background. VR glasses will be put on the patients before starting the emergency surgical procedure under local anesthesia and applied until the procedure was completed. Patients will be asked to refill the The State Anxiety Inventory at the end of the emergency surgical intervention. At the same time, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, SpO2 values will be monitored on a portable monitor.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-20
• Primary completion: 2022-02-20
• Completion: 2022-03-24
• First posted: 2022-02-23
• Last updated: 2022-04-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)