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Evaluation of the Use of the RELAX® Glasses on the Anxiety of Patients Undergoing Emergency Hand Surgery Under Locoregional Anesthesia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Surgery
Interventions
Behavioral: RELAX® glasses
Registration Number
NCT06436118
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes
Brief Summary

More than 90% of hand surgery is performed under local anesthesia and can be a source of anxiety, especially in an emergency context. The management of this intraoperative anxiety is essential for the comfort. The use of a virtual reality headset has shown its effectiveness in reducing anxiety in dental surgery or hand surgery under local anesthesia with the WALANT technique. On the other hand, virtual reality and the use of 3D can cause discomfort and side effects such as nausea and dizziness. It is known that audiovisual distraction also effectively reduces pain and anxiety in patients with fewer side effects.

The investigators have therefore chosen to use the RELAX® glasses. There are no publications examining the effectiveness of positive distraction as a non-pharmacological agent to improve the patient experience during emergency management in the operating room in the context of hand surgery under locoregional anesthesia. The investigatos would like to study its action on the anxiety, pain and global satisfaction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
171
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients treated for hand surgery under emergency locoregional anesthesia (Wounds, fractures and infections of the hand and wrist).
  • Over 15 years and 3 months of age on the day of inclusion.
  • Patient with written consent or additional parental consent in the case of minor patients.
  • Socially insured patient.
  • Patient willing to comply with all study procedures and duration.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Medical history contraindicating RELAX glasses: claustrophobia.
  • Known and current alcohol and/or illicit drug abuse that may interfere with patient safety and/or compliance.
  • Any condition that would make the patient unfit for the study: current presence of cognitive impairment (MMS <15), severe psychiatric disorders (bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders according to the DSM-V classification).
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman.
  • Patient under court protection.
  • Patient participating in another study.
  • Patient's refusal to use the headset.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group with RELAX® glassesRELAX® glasses-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in visual analogue scale anxiety scores after emergency hand surgeryIn the 5 minutes after the end of emergency hand surgery

The visual analogue anxiety scale from 0 to 10, with 0 meaning no anxiety and 10 very high anxiety.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of patients receiving at least one additional analgesicImmediate after locoregional anaesthesia
Rate of patients receiving at least one additional anxiolyticImmediate after locoregional anaesthesia
Variation in pain between entering and leaving the operating theatre between the 2 arms using a visual analogue scaleIn the 5 minutes after the end of emergency hand surgery

The visual analogue pain scale ranges from 0 to 10, with 0 meaning non pain and 10 meaning very high pain

Pre-existing anxiety, only in patients receiving RELAX glasses, measured with the STAI-YB score7-days after emergency hand surgery

Only in patients receiving RELAX glasses : If the STAI-YB score is higher than 65, the patient is considered to have pre-existing anxiety.

Overall satisfaction between the group using RELAX glasses and the group following the usual course (without RELAX glasses) measured by a visual analogue scaleImmediate postoperative

The visual analogue satisfaction scale ranges from 0 to 10, with 0 meaning unsatisfaction and 10 indicating very high satisfaction.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes

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Valenciennes, France

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