NCT06883786

Effects of Virtual Reality Hypnosis on Anxiety, Pain and Comfort in Oncology Patients During a Port-catheter Placement Procedure

Interest of Virtual Reality Hypnosis to Decrease Anxiety, Pain, and Discomfort of Patients With Cancer Having to Undergo an Invasive Intervention

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 102 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Liege · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The port-catheter (PAC) is a longterm venous access device, frequently used in oncology patients. The PAC is an invasive technique, consisting of a reservoir surgically implanted in the chest wall or upper arm, and arm and a catheter. Patients can experience pain in the incision area after implantation, as well as anxiety before, during and after implantation. Virtual reality hypnosis (VRH) is an innovative technique delivering clinical hypnosis to patients through virtual reality (VR). The clinical applications of VRH are still little known. We will assess the anxiety, comofrt, pain perception and pain unpleasantness of 102 cancer patients scheduled to receive a PAC. The patients will be randomly divided into two groups. Thefirst group will benefit from the usual care for the placement of the PAC (i.e., local anaesthesia), while the second will benefit from the VRH in addition to the usual care. Pain perception, pain unpleasantness, anxiety, satisfaction, absorption, dissociation will be evaluated before and after the intervention.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Virtual reality hypnosis	Virtual reality hypnosis

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-01
• Primary completion: 2026-08-01
• Completion: 2027-02-01
• First posted: 2025-03-19
• Last updated: 2025-03-19

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Belgium