Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Relaxation Exercise on Postoperative Pain and Kinesiophobia After Total Knee Replacement

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial
• Interventions: Other: Exercise

• Registration Number: NCT06591832
• Lead Sponsor: Aksaray University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of virtual reality-based relaxation exercise on pain and kinesiophobia in patients after total knee arthroplasty.

Detailed Description

Virtual reality application, which is a non-pharmacological application; It is a three-dimensional simulation model that gives individuals the feeling of reality and allows mutual communication with a dynamic environment created by computers, and studies determining the effects of the application are increasing day by day. Virtual reality-based rehabilitation is a promising approach to achieve recovery in many cases, optimize functional outcomes, and increase the clinical and social benefits of surgery . As a result, pain and fear of movement may negatively affect early functional results in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Explaining how to change patients' fears, encouraging them to adopt positive attitudes and increasing their physical strength has an important place in determining the effectiveness of virtual reality application.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-08
• Study Start: 2024-01-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-11-30
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

• The research included people between the ages of 40-75,
• Volunteering to participate in the research,
• Being able to understand and speak Turkish,
• Being able to understand the verbal, written and video explanations given,
• Having no problems communicating cognitively, affectively and verbally,
• Not having any obstacle to using virtual reality glasses,
• Patients who underwent unilateral TKA surgery,
• Using the SPH device at the same degree for three postoperative days after the FFP operation.
• Having the surgeon's permission

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who will undergo revision TDP surgery,
• Those who have a neurological disease that causes functional disability,
• Those with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder,
• Refusing to take the SPH device after the operation or taking it to a different degree,
• Those who have a condition that prevents them from wearing virtual glasses for any reason,
• These are patients after the FFP operation and outside the third postoperative day.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Gorup	Exercise	Routine nursing practice will be performed and Virtual reality based progressive relaxation exercise will be applied

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale	Min 0 Max 10 (As the score increases, the pain increases.)	Visual Analog Scale
Tampa kinesiophobia scale	min 17 max 68 (As the score increases, the fear of movement increases.)	assesses fear of movement

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
After application Visual Analog Scale	Min 0 Max 10 (As the score increases, the pain increases.)	Visual Analog Scale
After application Tampa kinesiophobia scale	min 17 max 68 (As the score increases, the fear of movement increases.)	assesses fear of movement

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Aksaray Universitesi; 🇹🇷 Aksaray, Turkey

Aksaray University; 🇹🇷 Aksaray, Turkey