The Impact of Patient Education Delivered Through Virtual Reality
ConditionKnee Arthroplasty
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAnkara Yildirim Beyazıt University
About this trial
Objective: A randomized controlled trial was designed to determine the effect of virtual reality-based education provided to patients undergoing knee arthroplasty on preoperative surgical fear, postoperative pain, and patient satisfaction.
Materials and Methods: The study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study, with the group receiving animation-based patient education via virtual reality goggles serving as the experimental group and the group receiving routine patient education at the clinic serving as the control group. Research data will be collected using a patient characteristics form prepared by the researcher based on a literature review, a surgical fear scale, a visual analog scale, and a patient education satisfaction scale. Virtual reality glasses will be used as the application tool in the study.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Be 18 years of age or older,
Agree to participate in volunteer work,
Have no communication problems in terms of vision, hearing, and perception,
Be able to read, speak, and understand Turkish,
Disqualifiers
Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Admission to the clinic on the day of surgery.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
education
Other interventionThe preparation of patient education using animation-based video methods will first involve the researcher developing a scenario based on the literature, covering the preoperative preparation process, deep breathing and coughing exercises, Respiratory Exercise Device use, pain management, potential postoperative complications, wound care, mobilization, and the rehabilitation process. After the educational content and its suitability are reviewed and approved by 5 experts and its content validity is established, it will be forwarded to a graphic design expert for the preparation of the animation. Regular feedback will be obtained throughout the video preparation process, and the work will be closely monitored. The voiceover for the animation video will be done by the researcher.
Treatment groups
70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: ExperimentalOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Surgical Fear Scale
It is used to determine the fear levels of patients undergoing elective surgery. The scale consists of eight items on an 11-point Likert scale and is scored from zero to ten. The scale consists of two subscales that measure fear related to the short- and long-term outcomes of surgery. Items 1-4 measure fear of the short-term outcomes of the surgical procedure, while items 5-8 measure fear of the long-term outcomes of the surgical procedure. These questions address fears related to the surgical operation, anesthesia, pain, side effects, deterioration of health as a result of the surgical operation, failure of the surgical operation, inability to fully recover after the surgical operation, and prolongation of the recovery process. The items on the scale are rated on a scale of "0: not afraid at all" to "10: very afraid." The highest possible score on the scale is eighty, and the lowest is zero.
Time frame
one day before the surgerySecondary outcomes
1
Visual Analog Scale-Pain
The scale was developed by Price and colleagues in 1983 to determine the intensity of pain. It consists of a vertical or horizontal line measuring 10 cm in length, marked with different numbers. These numbers represent 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain. The patient is asked to mark the current intensity of their pain on the scale. The length of the distance from the point indicating no pain to the marked point shows the intensity of the patient's pain. It is an easy-to-use and understandable measure for assessing pain intensity. In assessing pain intensity, \<3 indicates mild pain, 4-6 indicates moderate pain, and \>6 indicates severe pain.
Time frame
Upon arrival at the clinic after surgery, pain assessment will be performed using the VAS at 15 and 30 minutes, and at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours.Other outcomes
1
Patient Education Satisfaction Scale
The scale, developed by Ciftci and colleagues in 2022, measures patient satisfaction levels with the education provided by healthcare professionals. It consists of thirty items and a single sub-dimension. There are no reverse items in the scale, and it is a Likert-type scale. Items are expressed as strongly disagree (1), disagree (2), undecided (3), agree (4), and strongly agree (5), and are evaluated by calculating the total mean scores of the scale items. The lowest possible score on the scale is 30, and the highest possible score is 150. As the score increases, the level of satisfaction with patient education increases. The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale is 0.93.
Time frame
It will be performed 24 hours after surgery.Locations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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