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The Effect of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Cardiac Surgery.

ConditionsPost Operative PainPost Operative AnxietyHeart SurgeryCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingVirtual Reality
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAcademisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

About this trial

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of VR on post-operative pain and anxiety management in cardiac surgery patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedure.

Participants in the intervention group will receive a 20 minute session with the head mounted VR device on post-operative days 1,2 and 3.

Participants in the control group will be treated with conventional post-operative care.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years or older with written informed consent

Patients undergoing surgical CABG

Disqualifiers

Major comorbidities besides coronary artery disease

Complicated surgical procedure

Hearing and/or visual impairments

Psychiatric impairments

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Virtual Reality distraction therapy

    Device

    The VR device simulates a 3-dimensional virtual enviroment, seeking to immerse the user in virtual surroundings

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Virtual Reality groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control GroupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

The NRS score is a numeric scale in which individuals rate pain from 0 (no pain) tot 10 (worst pain). This is a subjective score which is assessed verbally and used frequently in standard clinical care in multiple medical specialties.

Time frame
Post-operative days 1,2 and 3 directly after the VR intervention
2

State- Trait Anxiety Inventory 6 questionnaire

The STAI-6 questionnaire is a validated psychological inventory designed to measure worry, tension and anxiety in an individual. It is a shortend version of the STAI score

Time frame
Post-operative days 1,2 and 3 directly after the VR intervention
3

Quality of Recovery-15

The QoR-15 questionnaire is a clinical validated instrument to measure post-operative quality of recovery.

Time frame
Post-operative days 1,2 and 3 directly after the VR intervention

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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