NCT06627426

Virtual Reality for Patient Informed Consent in Neurosurgery

Virtual Reality for Patient Informed Consent in Neurosurgery - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate benefits of VR (virtual reality)-based patient informed consent in neurosurgery regarding subjective patient comprehension, patient-doctor relationship and anxiety.

Detailed description

Additionally, the investigators aim to assess the cost-benefit radio as well as feasibility in a clinical routine setting. Considering the increasing patient participation in decision-making, VR could lead to better understanding of complex surgical procedures, improving the perioperative process for both, patient and surgeon, and reduce anxiety.

Conditions

• VR-based Informed Consent

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	VR-based patient informed consent	The "intervention" group will be the on receiving VR-based patient informed consent. One surgeon from the study team will be guiding the patient through their VR model first with demonstration of the technology and the model, afterwards the patient will be enabled to use the VR system by themselves. During the whole process the patient will be able to ask questions. Depending on the planned surgery, the surgical approach as well important anatomical structures will be explained.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-22
• Primary completion: 2025-10-15
• Completion: 2025-10-15
• First posted: 2024-10-04
• Last updated: 2025-02-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland