The Effect of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Cardiac Surgery.
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
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
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age ≥18 years or older with written informed consent
• Patients undergoing surgical CABG
Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Academic Medical Center
RECRUITING
Amsterdam
Contact Information
Primary
Sulayman El Mathari, MD
s.elmathari@amsterdamumc.nl
+31205668188
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-01-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-09-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Experimental: Virtual Reality group
Virtual Reality distraction therapy on post-operative days 1,2 and 3.
No_intervention: Control Group
Conventional post-operative pain and anxiety management
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)