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Chest Drain Insertion Assisted by Virtual Reality

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Pneumothorax Spontaneous Primary
Pneumothorax Spontaneous Secondary
Pleural Effusion
Interventions
Device: Virtual Reality Headset
Registration Number
NCT06589739
Lead Sponsor
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Brief Summary

Clinical study aiming to investigate the potential benefit of the use of virtual reality helmet as a distractor during chest drain insertion to alleviate patients\' pain and anxiety

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Indication of chest drain insertion for pleural effusion or primary spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Patient who received clear and loyal information abotu the study protocol
  • Patient who consented to participate to the study
  • Patient aged 18 years old or older
  • Patient affiliated to the french health system
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient aged less than 18 years old

  • Patient in emergency situation

  • Patient with severe heart condition

  • Patient allergic to silicone

  • Patient with severe psychiatric or mental disorder

  • patient with binocular vision anomaly

  • patient with pacemaker or defibrillator

  • patient wearing a hearing aid that cannot be removed

  • Patients under the influence of alcohol or drugs, nausea, fatigue, emotional or anxiety disorders, migraine, headaches, infectious disease

  • Patient with past medical history of epilepsia or convulsion

    -- Persons covered by articles L. 1121-5 and L1121-8 of the French Public Health Code:

    • Pregnant, parturient or breast-feeding women,
    • Persons of full age subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice)
    • adults unable to give their consent
    • Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons under psychiatric care under articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1.
  • Person able to give consent but unable to write

  • Person able to give consent but unable to read French

  • Patient unable to consent to the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
virtual reality headsetVirtual Reality HeadsetPatients in this arm will have a reality helmet placed during chest drain insertion
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain - Chest drainDuring chest drain insertion

Visual Analogic Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain - Antalgic consumptionduring the 24 hours after chest drain insertion

Antalgic consumption

Pain - 30 minutes30 minutes after chest drain insertion

Visual Analogic scale

Anxiety - Chest drainDuring chest drain insertion

Anxiety Visual Analogic Scale

Anxiety - 30 minutes30 minutes after chest drain insertion

Anxiety Visual Analogic Scale

feasibilityDuring chest drain insertion

Was the chest drain insertion duable with the virtual reality headset

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