Effect of Virtual Reality Environment Created in Preoperative Area and Hand Massage on Patient Outcomes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Preoperative Patients; Surgical Procedures, Elective; Anxiety

• Registration Number: NCT06883916
• Lead Sponsor: Cukurova University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of video watching with virtual reality glasses and classical hand massage on patient outcomes in patients undergoing elective surgery. In addition, it's examined that if virtual reality glasses and hand massage execution is convenient way of to reduce anxiety in patients before surgery.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is there a significant difference between the study groups in terms of post-application anxiety level?

* Is there a significant difference between the study groups in terms of post-application vital signs, pain and patient satisfaction? Researchers will compare responses to anxiety scales before and after the hand massage and virtual reality videos to see if they reduce anxiety levels.

Participants will:

* In the virtual reality group, they will answer the questions on the surgical anxiety scale, watch the video with VR glasses and answer the questions on the scale again.

* In the massage group, they will answer the questions on the surgical anxiety scale, and after the researcher gives them a hand massage, they will answer the questions on the scale again.

Detailed Description

Surgical Anxiety Scale: The scale was developed by Burton et al. in 2018 to assess preoperative anxiety levels. Each item of the 17-item scale is answered between 0 and 5 points. It consists of three sub-dimensions reflecting individuals' health status, recovery process, and anxiety about procedures. Health-related anxiety is calculated by adding the scores given to items 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13; recovery-related anxiety is calculated by adding the scores given to items 2, 14, 16, and 17; and procedure-related anxiety is calculated by adding the scores given to items 1, 3, 4, and 5. The total score of the scale is calculated by adding the scores of all sub-dimensions and the scores of the three items not included in the sub-dimensions. A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 68 points can be obtained from the scale. Although there is no cut-off point for the scale, it can be said that surgical anxiety increases as the total score of the scale increases.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-30
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Study Completion: 2025-02-06
• Study First Submitted: 2025-02-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-17
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who will undergo elective surgery and whose general condition is ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology) classification I, II or III
• Patients who are not sedated
• Patients over the age of 18
• Patients without a psychiatric or behavioral diagnosis
• Patients who do not have a communication barrier due to hearing loss or spoken language

Exclusion Criteria

• Vertigo and motion sickness
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Hand cuts

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surgical Anxiety Scale	The Surgical Anxiety Scale will be administered 5 minutes before the intervention assigned to the research groups (pre-test) and again 5 minutes after the completion of the massage or virtual reality intervention (post-test).	The scale was developed by Burton et al. in 2018 to assess preoperative anxiety levels. Each item of the 17-item scale is answered between 0 and 5 points. It consists of three sub-dimensions reflecting individuals' health status, recovery process, and anxiety about procedures. Health-related anxiety is calculated by summing up items 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13; recovery-related anxiety is calculated by summing up items 2, 14, 16, and 17; and procedure-related anxiety is calculated by summing up items 1, 3, 4, and 5. The total score of the scale is calculated by summing up all sub-dimension scores and the scores of three items not included in the sub-dimensions. A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 68 points can be obtained from the scale. A high total scale score indicates increased surgical anxiety.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Balcali Hospital Health Application and Research Center; 🇹🇷 Adana, Sarıçam, Turkey