Effect of Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Preoperative Anxiety
• Interventions: Other: VR application group

• Registration Number: NCT04547322
• Lead Sponsor: Mersin University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of virtual reality (VR) on the preoperative anxietyof patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

Detailed Description

The sample of this study consisted of 86 patients in experimental and control groups. The experimental group received VR application in the preoperative period for 10 minutes. Anxiety level was assessed with the Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire (ASSQ) and measured with physiological responses of anxiety such as systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) before and after VR application.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-30
• Study Completion: 2019-05-30
• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-26
• Status Verified: 2020-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-09-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-09-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 2020-09-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 86

Inclusion Criteria

The study included

• conscious,
• orientated and cooperated patients who could speak and understand Turkish,
• who had no psychiatric diseases,
• who were 18 years old and older,
• who were scheduled for elective colorectal surgery for the first time,
• who did not take any sedative drugs before surgery, and
• who gave written and oral permission to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

n The study excluded

• had language problems,
• underwent emergency surgery,
• were over 65 years of age and
• refused to participate in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
VR application group	VR application group	The experimental group received VR application in the preoperative period for 10 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire score	10 minute	The psychological response of patients to preoperative anxiety was evaluated with Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire. With a total of 10 items, responses are made on a five-point Likert scale format ranging from 1 (do not agree at all) to 5 (completely agree). Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire score is obtained by adding the answers to all items (minimum score=10; maximum score=50). The increase in the scale score indicates that the level of anxiety increases.; The researchers administered Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire to all the patients before their transfer from the general surgery unit to the operating room, to the experimental group after virtual reality application, and to the control group 10 minutes after the first measurement.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change systolic blood pressure	10 minute	Determine patients' physiological responses (systolic blood pressure) of preoperative anxiety after virtual reality application; The researchers measured systolic blood pressure to all the patients before their transfer from the general surgery unit to the operating room, to the experimental group after virtual reality application, and to the control group 10 minutes after the first measurement. At the same time, their systolic blood pressure values were followed on the portable monitor (Vismo, Nihon Kohden, Germany).
Change heart rate	10 minute	Determine patients' physiological responses (heart rate) of preoperative anxiety after virtual reality application; The researchers measured heart rate to all the patients before their transfer from the general surgery unit to the operating room, to the experimental group after virtual reality application, and to the control group 10 minutes after the first measurement. At the same time, their heart rate were followed on the portable monitor (Vismo, Nihon Kohden, Germany)
Change diastolic blood pressure	10 minute	Determine patients' physiological responses (diastolic blood pressure) of preoperative anxiety after virtual reality application; The researchers measured diastolic blood pressure to all the patients before their transfer from the general surgery unit to the operating room, to the experimental group after virtual reality application, and to the control group 10 minutes after the first measurement. At the same time, their diastolic blood pressure values were followed on the portable monitor (Vismo, Nihon Kohden, Germany)
Change respiratory rate	10 minute	Determine patients' physiological responses (respiratory rate) of preoperative anxiety after virtual reality application; The researchers measured respiratory rate to all the patients before their transfer from the general surgery unit to the operating room, to the experimental group after virtual reality application, and to the control group 10 minutes after the first measurement. At the same time, their respiratory rate were followed on the portable monitor (Vismo, Nihon Kohden, Germany)
Change peripheral oxygen saturation	10 minute	Determine patients' physiological responses ( peripheral oxygen saturation) of preoperative anxiety after virtual reality application; The researchers measured peripheral oxygen saturation to all the patients before their transfer from the general surgery unit to the operating room, to the experimental group after virtual reality application, and to the control group 10 minutes after the first measurement. At the same time, their peripheral oxygen saturation were followed on the portable monitor (Vismo, Nihon Kohden, Germany)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mersin University Hospital; 🇹🇷 Mersin, Yenisehir, Turkey