Effect of preoperative application of multimodal virtual reality on the incidence of delirium in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery

Effect of preoperative multimodal virtual reality intervention on the incidence of delirium in non cardiac surgery patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300075624

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-09-11

Start date

2023-09-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-09-18

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Conditions

Postoperative delirium

Interventions

Multimodal virtual reality group:Wearing virtual reality glasses and aromatherapy for 20 minutes

Blank control group:No interventions

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a. Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery (e.g., gastrointestinal and gynaecological surgery) at our institution b. Age = 60 years c. Expected duration of surgery = 2 hours d. Expected length of hospital stay after surgery = 48h

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. Inability to provide informed consent b. Emergency surgery c.History of preoperative psychosis/dementia/seizures d. Severe visual/auditory/smell impairment e. Allergy to essential oils f.Preoperative cognitive function screened using MMSE (MMSE <24 for secondary education, <20 for primary education, and <17 for illiterate education).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of delirium 3 days;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of postoperative delirium;Severity of postoperative delirium;Post-intervention anxiety scores;Post-intervention heart rate;Post-intervention blood pressure;IL-6;C-reactive protein, CRP;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhu Binbin

the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University

pingchi1983@126.com+86 186 9205 6610

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 13, 2026