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Virtual Reality to Reduce the Anxiety in Critically Ill Patient
Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse
Summary
Anxiety and discomfort generated by repeated medical cares and invasive procedures can induce cognitive disorders in critical illness survivors as post-traumatic stress disorder. For this reason, managing patients' anxiety is particularly important in the intensive care unit. Physicians have recently started using immersive virtual reality (VR), based on real-time interaction with an artificial 360° immersive world, as an adjunctive non-invasive and non-pharmacological anxiolysis technique. The purpose of this project is to assess the virtual reality stimulation to reduce anxiety in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients.
Official title: Evaluation of the Use of Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety in Intensive Care Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
128
Start Date
2025-02
Completion Date
2027-01
Last Updated
2025-01-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual Reality
The intervention will consist of relaxing virtual reality stimulation, which will be started after obtaining informed consent. Immersive 360-degree videos (nature environments) will be played inside a head-mounted display, with the video sound played inside headphones. Each virtual reality video will last 30 minutes. The stimulation will be provided two times per day, morning and evening, every day until the patient ICU discharge, or the maximum of 7 days will be reached. The intervention group will also receive standard intensive care unit care, same as in the control group.
Locations (1)
University Hospital of Toulouse
Toulouse, France