NCT07065084

The Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Pain, Anxiety, Vital Signs on Hernia Patients Operated With Spinal Anesthesia

The Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Pain, Anxiety and Vital Signs During the Procedure in Hernia Patients Operated With Spinal Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 102 (actual)
• Sponsor: Celal Bayar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of virtual reality application on pain, anxiety and vital signs during the procedure. This randomized controlled study included 110 hernia patients who underwent spinal anesthesia in the General Surgery Operating Room of a hospital in the western region of Turkey. Patients were randomly assigned to the experimental group or the control group. Patients in the experimental group (n=55) were shown virtual reality goggles and a music-enhanced video for 20 minutes during the surgical procedure. Patients in the control group (n=55) received standard nursing care. Patients in both groups were evaluated using VAS, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Life Findings Monitoring Form. Keywords: Virtual Reality simulation, Anxiety, Surgery, Pain, Nursing Care

Conditions

• Patient Centered Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Virtual Reality glasses	In the study, the patients in the intervention group were fitted with VR goggles by the researcher immediately after the spinal anesthesia was administered by the researcher during the operation in hernia patients who received spinal anesthesia for the study, when the patient was placed on the operating table and given the operating position, just before the surgical incision started. The procedures were performed without interfering with anesthesia and general operating room functioning. When the surgical incision was to be made, videos were started to be watched from the VR glasses simultaneously. During the 20 minute procedure, the licensed product "Relax with Nature" with music background with virtual reality glasses (Bobo VR Z4 Binocular Glasses and 5.7 inch 1440x2560 pixel screen resolution display unit, China) was watched with virtual reality application. Patients were shown videos of lakes, forests, waterfalls, rivers and beaches. In the studies, it was stated that these videos

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-24
• Primary completion: 2021-11-24
• Completion: 2023-06-23
• First posted: 2025-07-15
• Last updated: 2025-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)