Visual distraction to reduce anxiety and pain during nerve block injectio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pain and anxiety before and during a nerve block procedureNot ApplicableAnxiety before and during a medical procedure, pain
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN84820314
- Lead Sponsor
- Spaarne Gasthuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 99
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults 18 years and older
2. Conditions that require nerve block intervention
3. Written informed consent
4. We allow re-enrolment in the randomisation procedure, as some patients will return for repeated treatment during the randomisation period. A new written informed consent is needed
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with difficulties in speaking and reading Dutch
2. Patients physically or mentally not able to consent
3. Patients with severe hearing loss or refraction errors making it impossible to wear the audiovisual device
4. Anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and others
5. ASA 4 - 5
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety assessed with the Dutch State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) form before (T1) and after (T2) the medical procedure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) was used for measuring pain on a 0 -10 scale at T1 and T2<br> 2. Electrodermal activity (EDA) sensor PIP, Dublin, Ireland 2018, was placed during the medical treatment only, recording EDA in frames of 8 times per second to determine stress levels and stress events during the procedure<br> 3. Experiences of the intervention measured using a novel questionnaire at T2<br> 4. Side effects reported on the questionnaire by the patients or noted by the medical staff at T2<br>