Effects of Virtual Reality (VR) Technology on the Perioperative Patient Experience - Onerandomized, single-center, prospective study (VR experience in anesthesia”).

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Patient satisfaction based on the EVAN-LR Scores

• Registration Number: DRKS00026276
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Essen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-10
• Study Completion: 2022-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

Written declaration of consent by the study participant
- Age> 18 years
- ASA risk classification I - III
- Elective surgery with inpatient treatment
- Elective surgical intervention with established perioperative standard of care through the use of a
Regional anesthesia procedure with possibly additive analgesic sedation

Exclusion Criteria

- Refusal to participate in the study
- Age <18 years
- ASA risk classification IV
- Outpatient procedure
- emergency intervention
- Operation under general anesthesia or combined general anesthesia with regional anesthesia
- Rejection of a regional anesthetic procedure
- Obstetric interventions (cesarean section / obstetric epidural anesthesia)
- Known epilepsy
- Known addiction to drugs or sedative medication
- Known anxiety disorder
- Known claustrophobia
- Known vertigo or vertigo
- Increased risk of postoperative nausea / vomiting (PONV) with = 3
Risk factors (women, non-smokers, positive medical history, postoperative
Opiate therapy; Point score: 0-4; = 3 increased risk of PONV)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient satisfaction based on the EVAN-LR<br>Scores

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- sensation of pain (pre- / intra- / postoperative)<br>- Fear sensation (pre- / intra- / postoperative)<br>- Occurrence of postoperative delirium<br>- Occurrence of nausea (pre- / intra- / postoperative)<br>- Occurrence of Cyber ??Sickness after VR use<br>(Nausea / vomiting / dizziness) (intra- / postoperative)<br>- Sedation and analgesic needs (intra- / postoperative)<br>- Change of procedure / failure of procedure<br>- Cardiopulmonary complications (intra- / postoperative)<br>- Perioperative complications (intra- / postoperative)<br>- Acceptance of perioperative VR technology<br>- Effect on perioperative process indicators:<br>o Anesthesia preparation time (start anesthesia - release anesthesia)<br>o OP time (cut-suture time)<br>o Operational changeover times (seam to start<br>postoperative monitoring)<br>o Postoperative monitoring time / reaching the<br>medical criteria for postoperative<br>Transfer to further treatment station<br>- length of hospital stay<br>- Perioperative cost effect analysis