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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
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
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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