NCT06244654

Anxiolytic Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Glasses in Surgery

Anxiolytic Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Glasses in Upper Extremity Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 86 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Regional anesthesia allows surgery without affecting the patient's level of consciousness.However, this may cause anxiety in some patients.In previous research, scientists have tried to prevent anxiety with non-pharmacological interventions such as music and cognitive therapies.Virtual reality is thought to offer an immersive experience that can alter the mind's perception of pain. Scientists have found in previous preliminary studies that virtual reality is safe and effective as an adjunct to standard sedative/analgesic protocols for reducing patients' pain and anxiety during endoscopy, colonoscopy, dental treatments, burn dressings, and labor. In this study, it is expected that anxiety scores, postoperative analgesic need and intraoperative sedation need will decrease, recovery quality will improve and patient satisfaction will increase in patients who will undergo upper extremity surgery under regional anesthesia and watch videos through VR glasses.

Conditions

• Anesthesia
• Anxiety
• Postoperative Pain
• Postoperative Recovery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Oculus Quest 2 VR virtual reality glasses and wired over-ear headphones	After the VR group comes to the preoperative area and is evaluated, they will be asked to wear VR glasses and headphones. VR glasses and headphones were worn on the patient during peripheral nerve block applications and the operation. At the end of the operation, the VR glasses and headphones were removed and they were taken to the postoperative recovery room.
OTHER	No VR	After evaluation of the patients taken to the preoperative area, routine peripheral nerve block application was performed without the use of VR glasses. VR glasses were not worn during the operation, as is the routine protocol. At the end of the surgery, they were taken to the postoperative recovery room.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-25
• Primary completion: 2024-06-30
• Completion: 2024-07-15
• First posted: 2024-02-06
• Last updated: 2025-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)