NCT07258420

Effect of Watching Video With Virtual Reality Glasses During Surgery on Anxiety and Comfort Levels

The Effect of Using Virtual Reality Glasses on Patients' Anxiety and Comfort Levels in Open Inguinal Hernia Surgery Performed With Spinal Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: Trakya University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of using virtual reality glasses during surgery on patients' anxiety and comfort levels. The main hypotheses are as follows: H1: 'During open inguinal hernia surgery performed with spinal anesthesia, anxiety levels of patients using virtual reality glasses are lower than those of patients who do not use them.' H2: It was determined that 'The comfort levels of patients who use virtual reality glasses during open inguinal hernia surgery performed with spinal anesthesia are higher than those of patients who do not use them'. Participants will be asked to watch a video using VR goggles during surgery. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare patients to a control group to see if there are any differences in anxiety and comfort levels.

Detailed description

Randomization method will be used to determine the groups. Randomization of the patients was done using 'Random Allocation Software 2.0' program and they were divided into 2 groups: 1) Control group and 2) Intervention group. 1. Control Group: Patients in this group will be visited by the researcher in the pre-anesthesia listening room in the operating room before surgery. No other intervention will be made to the patients during surgery. Patients will be visited again in the post-anesthesia recovery room after surgery. Visual Analog Scale-A was used to assess the anxiety levels of the patients; Perioperative Comfort Scale was used to assess their comfort levels. 2. Intervention Group: Patients in this group will be visited by the researcher in the pre-anesthesia recovery room in the operating room before surgery. Patients will be informed about the virtual reality glasses they will use during surgery. Patients will be asked to watch videos with virtual reality glasses during surgery. Patients will be visited again in the post-anesthesia recovery room after surgery. Visual Analog Scale-A was used to assess patients' anxiety levels; Perioperative Comfort Scale was used to assess their comfort levels.

Conditions

• Intraoperative
• Anxiety
• Comfort

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Using a virtual reality glasses	Virtual reality glasses were used on the patients in the study group within the scope of the study. G04EA VR Shinecon 3D Virtual Reality Glasses are compatible with 4.0-6.53 inch Android and IOS smart phones. 3D stereo sound unit is with Bluetooth stereo headset. Due to the use of specially designed resin lenses, it will not cause dizziness or visual fatigue even if worn for a long time. It has IMAX giant screen technology with 720° panoramic view. Flexible, adjustable headband is suitable for most head sizes. Adjustable viewing distance provides maximum comfort.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-27
• Primary completion: 2024-09-27
• Completion: 2024-12-25
• First posted: 2025-12-02
• Last updated: 2025-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)