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Recruiting NCT07013695

Evaluation of the Impact of Virtual Reality on Sedation Use in Patients Undergoing Regional Anesthesia for Scheduled Orthopedic Surgery

Trial Parameters

Condition Orthopedic Procedure
Sponsor Centre Hospitalier Eure-Seine
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 164
Sex ALL
Min Age 18 Years
Max Age N/A
Start Date 2024-07-18
Completion 2025-07-17
Interventions
Virtual reality headsetStandard Care (in control arm)

Brief Summary

The VIRTUALR study evaluates the effect of virtual reality combined with hypnosis on anxiety in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery under regional anesthesia. Patients are randomly assigned to two groups: one group receiving virtual reality and a control group without the device. Anxiety and satisfaction questionnaires are used to compare the two groups.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent * Patient affiliated with or benefiting from a social security system * Patient aged 18 years or older * Patient requiring regional anesthesia for scheduled orthopedic surgery of the upper or lower limb Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to participate in the study * Device interfering with the surgical or anesthetic procedure * Premedication before arrival in the operating room * Psychiatric or cognitive disorders, communication disorders * Patient unable to understand the study (language barrier, psychological issues) * Emergency surgery

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