Virtual Realityon Pain, Anxiety and Comfort During Trigger Point Injection

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Virtual Reality
• Interventions: Behavioral: virtual reality

• Registration Number: NCT06140368
• Lead Sponsor: Izmir Bakircay University

Brief Summary

To determine the effects of virtual reality application during trigger point injection on patients' pain, anxiety and comfort levels.This research was planned as a randomized controlled experimental type. The population of the research was planned to include patients who applied to the Algology polyclinic for trigger point injection. The sample of the research will consist of 150 patients who meet the sampling criteria and agree to participate in the research.Inclusion criteria: Trigger point injection applied for the first time, 18 years and over, understand and speak Turkish, understand verbal and written information given.Patients will be divided into two groups: experimental (virtual reality) and control groups.Data will be collected with the Case Report Form, State Anxiety Scale, General Comfort Scale and Visual Analog Scale.Patients' anxiety, comfort and pain levels will be evaluated before and after trigger point injection.

Detailed Description

Patients in the experimental group will be shown videos that the patient wants to watch, such as nature and seaside walks, underwater videos, with music background, through virtual reality glasses for 10 minutes.Patients in the control group will continue routine practice.Patients' anxiety, comfort and pain levels will be evaluated before and after trigger point injection.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-10
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-10
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-16
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-20
• Study Completion: 2023-12-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• The procedure will be applied for the first time

  • 18 years and over
  • Able to understand and speak Turkish
  • Able to understand verbal and written information given
  • Having good cognitive abilities
  • Without visual or hearing loss
  • Patients who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who do not understand or speak Turkish
• Does not understand verbal and written information
• Those with impaired cognitive abilities
• Epilepsy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	virtual reality	During the trigger point injection, patients will be shown videos that the patient wants to watch, such as nature and seaside walks, underwater videos, with music background, through virtual reality glasses for 10 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
State Anxiety Scale	10 minutes after procedure	The scale developed by Spielberger et al. aims to measure state and trait anxiety levels separately.The scores obtained from the scale vary between 20-80, and the total score between 20-39 indicates mild anxiety, between 40-59 indicates moderate anxiety, and between 60-79 indicates severe anxiety.
General Comfort Scale	10 minutes after procedure	The scale, which was developed by Kolcaba in 2006 and has a total of 28 questions as 'Refreshing (9 items), Relaxation (9 items) and Overcoming Problems (10 items), consists of three sub-dimensions.The lowest value that can be taken is 1, which indicates low comfort, and the highest value, 6, indicates high comfort.
Visual Analog Scale	In the middle (10 minutes) of the procedure	It is aimed to determine the level of pain.0 means no pain and 10 means maximum pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Elif Günay İsmailoğlu; 🇹🇷 İzmir, Menemen, Turkey