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Evaluation of the Impact of Virtual Reality on Sedation Use in Patients Undergoing Regional Anesthesia for Scheduled Orthopedic Surgery
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Eure-Seine
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.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
164
Start Date
2024-07-18
Completion Date
2025-07-19
Last Updated
2025-06-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual reality headset
Patients in the intervention group receive a virtual reality session with a hypnotic purpose during surgery under regional anesthesia. The device consists of a virtual reality headset providing visual and auditory immersion in a calming environment, freely chosen by the patient. The session begins before the regional anesthesia is administered and may continue throughout the entire surgical procedure
Standard Care (in control arm)
Participants in this group receive standard anesthetic and surgical care without the use of virtual reality
Locations (1)
Centre Hospitalier Eure-Seine
Évreux, France