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Effect of Virtual Reality on Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction in Total Knee Replacement
Sponsor: Aykut Turgut
Summary
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in managing preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing total knee replacement. Investigators will assess the impact of preoperative VR training on anxiety levels, explore the effectiveness of relaxing and distracting VR videos for pain management after surgery, and determine the optimal timing for VR application by comparing different VR intervention times. Our goal is to identify how VR can improve both the emotional and physical recovery process for patients undergoing knee replacement surgery.
Official title: The Effect of Virtual Reality Applications on Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction Before and After Total Knee Replacement: A Randomised Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
64
Start Date
2025-12-25
Completion Date
2026-03-31
Last Updated
2025-09-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual Reality Intervention for Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Pain Management (2 hours)
The Virtual Reality intervention involves participants wearing a VR headset at least one hour prior to their surgery to watch immersive, pre-recorded educational videos showing the operating room with a nurse explaining the process aimed at reducing pre-operative anxiety and nature videos with distraction effect after surgery for pain management. The intervention for pain management will be delivered 2 hours after surgery. The videos to be shown to patients will be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. In addition, all participants will be reminded that they can remove the glasses or leave the study at any time.
Device: Virtual Reality Intervention for Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Pain Management (4 hours)
The Virtual Reality intervention involves participants wearing a VR headset at least one hour prior to their surgery to watch immersive, pre-recorded educational videos showing the operating room with a nurse explaining the process aimed at reducing pre-operative anxiety and nature videos with distraction effect after surgery for pain management. The intervention for pain management will be delivered 4 hours after surgery. The videos to be shown to patients will be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. In addition, all participants will be reminded that they can remove the glasses or leave the study at any time.
Virtual Reality Intervention for Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Pain Management (6 hours)
The Virtual Reality intervention involves participants wearing a VR headset at least one hour prior to their surgery to watch immersive, pre-recorded educational videos showing the operating room with a nurse explaining the process aimed at reducing pre-operative anxiety and nature videos with distraction effect after surgery for pain management. The intervention for pain management will be delivered 6 hours after surgery. The videos to be shown to patients will be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. In addition, all participants will be reminded that they can remove the glasses or leave the study at any time.
Locations (1)
Aibu Izzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital
Bolu, Turkey (Türkiye)