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Virtual reality for reducing pain and anxiety during dialysis needle insertion

A randomized crossover trial to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality on pain and anxiety during vascular cannulation among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis at AIIMS, New Delhi. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/085887
Enrollment
36
Registered
2025-04-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: 2- Placement

Interventions

Intervention1: Virtual reality: Hardware - The Oculus Quest 2 headset which has built-in audio will be used in the study. Software ReMind is a software developed by Sparsh Mind Innovations Pvt. Ltd

Sponsors

Amit Mann
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Patients aged between 18 and 75 years. b) Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis 3 times in a week. c) Patients scheduled for AV fistula cannulation for hemodialysis. d) Patients who are willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent.. e) Patients have an orientation to time, person, and place. f) Patient having sufficient vision and hearing capabilities (ability to see images with or without glasses and hear sounds from a distance of at least half a meter).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Patient had seizure episodes within the last 6 months. b) Patient having difficulty in speaking. c) Claustrophobia d) Patients with a known history of cybersickness. e) Patient received analgesic within 6 hours before of vascular cannulation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PainTimepoint: 1. Expected pain during vascular cannulation will be assessed before intervention. 2. Pain experienced during vascular cannulation will be assessed immediately once procedure is completed and virtual headset device is removed.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
AnxietyTimepoint: 1. Pre procedural anxiety before intervention 2. Procedural anxiety experienced during vascular cannulation after removal of headset device.;Physiological parameters which includes various components i.e. heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), respiration rate (RR), saturation of peripheral oxygen(spo2).Timepoint: 1. Before intervention 2. During vascular cannulation 3. After vascular cannulation and removal of virtual reality headset device;Patient satisfaction with virtual realityTimepoint: 1. 10 minutes after vascular cannulation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Manju Rajora

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

manjuakrajora@aiims.edu9870260036

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026