Time and quality assessment of pre-surgical and pre-anaesthesia informed consent comparing a virtual reality application to standard written information - a prospective, randomised controlled trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00029225

Enrollment

100

Registered

2022-08-17

Start date

2022-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

patients scheduled fo elective orthopaedic surgery or orthopaedic operations under general anaesthesia

Interventions

Group 1: Orthopaedic patients who receive the customary, paper based informed consent as well as a personal medical consultation Group 2: Orthopaedic patients who receive informed consent through a vi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patient consent, elective surgery scheduled at the Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna Speising, age >18 years, no exclusion criteria met

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patient refuse participation, known epilepsy, known vertigo-diseases (e.g. Morbus Menière, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), other known diseases of the vestibular system, known psychiatric diseases (e.g. anxiety disorders, dementia, bipolar disorder, autism), blindness or known impairment of the 3-dimensional vision, implanted medical devices (e.g. cardiac pacemakers, implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, cochlea implants), known allergy to a material component of the Virtual Reality glasses, active skin conditions in the head- or face-area, known instabilities of the cervical spine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of patient-doctor-interaction time for the conduction of informed consent using a Virtual Reality application compared to conventional, paper-based informed consent	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patient satisfaction with a Virtual Reality device for the conduction of informed consent	—

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactJochen Hofstätter

Michael-Ogon-Labor für Orthopädische Forschung

researchlab@oss.at+431801821304

Outcome results

None listed

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