Evaluation of "Mixed Reality" in preoperative patient education before surgical treatment of a juxta- or infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025174

Enrollment

Registered

2021-07-23

Start date

2021-07-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I71.4

Interventions

Group 1: The study group first receives a standardised questionnaire to assess their level of knowledge before the patient education. This is followed by surgical education by a doctor with the aid of

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. patients of full age (>18 years) 2. age at the time of patient education = 80 years 3. patients who are capable of giving consent 4. existing written and signed declaration of consent to participate in the study 5. patients in whom surgical treatment of a juxta- or infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm is planned at the Clinic for Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Surgery Heidelberg.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. patients who are not capable of giving consent 2. refusal to participate in the study 3. emergency indication (symptomatic or ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms) 4. cognitive or physical impairment that makes cooperation in the use of the "mixed reality viewer" impossible 5. discontinuation of study participation or withdrawal of a signed informed consent form (leads to deletion of data, provided anonymisation has not yet taken place)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome criteria: informational gain and patient satisfaction measured by a questionnaire. The interviews take place before and after the preoperative surgical information.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary objective criteria are aimed at the user experience when using the head-mounted display and are therefore only recorded in the study group. The practical/impractical and pleasant/unpleasant aspects of using the 3D glasses are recorded. In addition, the study participants were asked whether they would also like to use "mixed reality" for future patient education.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJohannes Hatzl

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie und Endovaskuläre Chirurgie

johannes.hatzl@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221 56 35972

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026