Bronchial fibroscopy (BF) is a routine practice examination in critical care areas. It can be useful either for the diagnosis of the causal pathology of respiratory distress or for the diagnosis of lung infection, sometimes nosocomial. In patients in spontaneous and conscious ventilation, BF are performed vigil after local anesthesia according to the recommendations of the Société de Pneumologie de langue Française. The good tolerance of the examination and its good conduct may require the use of anxiolytics, sedatives or analgesics to limit the traumatic experience of a highly anxiety-provoking examination. Virtual reality (VR) combines a set of paramedical techniques (hypnosis, music therapy, sophrology) and is now a non-drug alternative to improve the tolerance of certain invasive gestures.VR has been shown to reduce pain and anxiety during first pathways placement or digestive endoscopies. To date, there is no evidence of the benefit of VR when performing semi-urgent BF in critical care areas.
Adults (over 18 years of age)
Hospitalized in a critical care unit (intensive care and intensive care)
Conscious (Glasgow score >13)
Spontaneous ventilation
Non-French-speaking patient
Protected minors or adults who cannot consent to participate
People with major neurocognitive impairment
Patient refusing to participate in the study
Parallel
Virtual reality headset
DeviceA HEALTHY MIND® brand VR headset is dedicated to the study. The kit includes a noise-reducing audio headset, a face mask diffusing the visual part, a touchscreen tablet connected to the two VR headset systems, and a microphone connected to the tablet. The available software allows patients to choose between 5 natural environments in which a hypnotic speech is broadcast, available in several languages (French, English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic).
Maximum value of patient's anxiety experienced during BF assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS) immediately after the BF
The visual analogue scale is a rating scale in the form of a 10 cm strip graduated in mm that can be presented horizontally or vertically. On the face presented to the patient, there is a cursor that he mobilizes on a straight line with one end corresponding to "absence of anxiety" and the other to "maximum anxiety imaginable". The patient must then place the cursor where he locates his anxiety. VAS ranges from 0 to 100 mm.
The relative change of patient's anxiety before and after BF assessed by the STAI-A scale (state anxiety scale)
The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a 40-item self-report measure of anxiety using a 4-point Likert-type scale (from 1 to 4 points) for each item. It has two scales: State anxiety, i.e. how one feels at the moment; and Trait anxiety, i.e. how one generally feels. Both scales consist of 20 items. The state scale has 10 reverse-scored items, the trait scale has 7. Scores of both scales ranges from 20 to 80.
Patient's anxiety when leaving the intensive care unit (or on the 7th day at the latest, after BF) assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS)
The visual analogue scale is a rating scale in the form of a 10 cm strip graduated in mm that can be presented horizontally or vertically. On the face presented to the patient, there is a cursor that he mobilizes on a straight line with one end corresponding to "absence of anxiety" and the other to "maximum anxiety imaginable". The patient must then place the cursor where he locates his anxiety. VAS ranges from 0 to 100 mm.
Maximum value of patient's pain experienced during BF assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS) immediately after the FB
The visual analogue scale is a rating scale in the form of a 10 cm strip graduated in mm that can be presented horizontally or vertically. On the face presented to the patient, there is a cursor that he mobilizes on a straight line with one end corresponding to "absence of pain" and the other to "maximum pain imaginable". The patient must then place the cursor where he locates his pain. VAS ranges from 0 to 100 mm.
Patient's pain experienced during BF evaluated by the nursing staff assessed by the ALGOPLUS scale immediately after the FB
The ALGOPLUS scale was specifically developed to evaluate and manage acute pain in the elderly in all situations in which reliable self-assessment is not feasible. The scale is composed of 5 items (observational areas/domains). Each item checked "yes" is accorded 1 point and the sum of checked items gives a total score ranging from 1 to 5.
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lead sponsor
Ministry of Health, France
Collaborator
