NCT06923982

The Effect of Using Virtual Reality Glasses on Post-Care Pain and Comfort Level in Intensive Care Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Çankırı Karatekin University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the level of pain and comfort associated with the implementation of virtual reality prior to nursing care in patients undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. The research will be conducted in the Internal Medicine Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to determine the level of pain and comfort associated with the implementation of virtual reality prior to nursing care in patients undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. The study will be conducted in the Internal Medicine Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital. The study population will consist of patients admitted to the internal medicine unit who are between 18 and 65 years of age, are conscious with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 10 or above, have no auditory or visual impairments, and are not receiving mechanical ventilation support. A total of 60 patients will be included in the study and randomly assigned into two groups: 30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group. Data will be collected through face-to-face interviews using a Sociodemographic Characteristics and Information Description Form, a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and the General Comfort Scale - Short Form (GCS-SF). The intervention for the experimental group will include viewing calming videos using a virtual reality headset before nursing care. Pain and general comfort levels will be evaluated 24 hours after the nursing care procedure. Statistical analyses such as percentage calculations, t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman correlation analysis will be used to evaluate the data.

Conditions

• Copd
• Heart Failure
• Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
• Renal Failure
• Gastro Esophageal Reflux

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	virtual reality, experimental group	Socio-demographic characteristics form questions were asked to individuals in the intervention group before care. During the care, patients are given virtual reality glasses (VR box 2.0 virtual reality glasses and 6.5 inch) for a total of 15 minutes, ranging from 3 to 10 minutes, and watch videos that the patient wants to watch, such as park, nature and seaside walks, undersea and museum trips, with a music background. and he was shown videos that he could change at any time. After the maintenance, Visual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-P) scale, General Comfort Level Scale and Satisfaction Evaluation Scale for Virtual Reality Glasses Application questions were applied. 24 hours after the care, VAS-P and General Comfort Level Scale were administered again.
OTHER	control group	A socio-demographic questionnaire was administered to the control group before care. During maintenance, no intervention was applied and standard care in routine practice was applied. After the care, Visual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-P) scale and General Comfort Scale were applied. 24 hours after the treatment, the Visual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-P) scale and the General Comfort Scale were applied again.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2024-01-15
• First posted: 2025-04-11
• Last updated: 2025-04-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)