NCT07206940

Study of the Benefits of Virtual Reality Headsets for Reducing Anxiety in Patients Treated for Pleural Effusion or Pneumothorax Using Small-bore Chest Drainage Tubes

Study of the Benefits of Virtual Reality Headsets for Reducing Anxiety in Patients Treated for Pleural Effusion or Pneumothorax Using Small-bore Chest Drainage Tubes - eSEDATION

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pleural effusion and pneumothorax are common conditions encountered in pulmonology departments and may require chest drainage. However, the chest drainage procedure can cause anxiety in patients, leading to discomfort during the procedure. The use of virtual reality (VR) for anxiety reduction has shown promising results in various medical contexts.

Conditions

• Pneumothorax
• Pleural Effusion
• Drainage of Liquor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Drainage with Headset Hypno VR	Pleural effusion and pneumothorax will be drained with the patient wearing the virtual reality headset.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-27
• Primary completion: 2027-05-01
• Completion: 2027-05-01
• First posted: 2025-10-03
• Last updated: 2025-12-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France