Health Trials

The Effect of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Cardiac Surgery.

ConditionsPost Operative PainPost Operative AnxietyHeart SurgeryCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingVirtual Reality
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAcademisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

About this trial

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of VR on post-operative pain and anxiety management in cardiac surgery patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedure.

Participants in the intervention group will receive a 20 minute session with the head mounted VR device on post-operative days 1,2 and 3.

Participants in the control group will be treated with conventional post-operative care.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years or older with written informed consent

Patients undergoing surgical CABG

Disqualifiers

Major comorbidities besides coronary artery disease

Complicated surgical procedure

Hearing and/or visual impairments

Psychiatric impairments

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Virtual Reality distraction therapy

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov