Evaluation of the Impact of Virtual Reality on Sedation Use in Patients Undergoing Regional Anesthesia for Scheduled Orthopedic Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Eure-Seine

About this trial

The VIRTUALR study evaluates the effect of virtual reality combined with hypnosis on anxiety in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery under regional anesthesia. Patients are randomly assigned to two groups: one group receiving virtual reality and a control group without the device. Anxiety and satisfaction questionnaires are used to compare the two groups.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Signed informed consent

Patient affiliated with or benefiting from a social security system

Patient aged 18 years or older

Patient requiring regional anesthesia for scheduled orthopedic surgery of the upper or lower limb

Disqualifiers

Patient refusal to participate in the study

Device interfering with the surgical or anesthetic procedure

Premedication before arrival in the operating room

Psychiatric or cognitive disorders, communication disorders

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Virtual reality headset
  • Standard Care (in control arm)

Treatment groups

164 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators