The study investigates the influence of VR applications in the treatment of various lung diseases.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: VR application on patients on various wards at the Thoraxklinik Heidelberg. After each application on the respective wards, the participants and the hospital staff who carried out the VR appl
Sponsors
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for patients -Age = 18 years -Sufficient cognitive ability to understand the meaning and purpose of the study - Sufficient decision-making capacity - Ability to give informed consent Inclusion criteria for clinical staff -Age = 18 years -Employed by the Thoraxklinik Heidelberg -Trained in the use of the VR glasses -Informed about the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient exclusion criteria - Treating or caring hospital staff consider the patient is not suitable for the study - not in full possession of his/her mental faculties - Not able to consent to the study - Migraine - Taking opioids (only in the intensive care unit) - Epilepsy - Severe mental illness - Dementia, Parkinson's disease - Delirium - Known motion sickness - Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Patient interest in using a VR application - Tolerance of the VR application by the patients - Feasibility of implementing a VR application in the opinion of the staff | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary objective criteria depend on the clinical setting in which the VR application takes place. They include the following: - Influence of a relaxing VR application on the current state of mind (measured with the ASTS without the anger item, which was constructed from the “Profile of Mood States”) - Influence on the subjectively perceived pain (measured with the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS, pain scale)) - Influence on the subjectively perceived quality of pain (assessed using the multidimensional Bried Pain Inventory (BPI-SF)) - Influence on heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation (read on the monitor) - Frequency and extension of the time interval for spontaneous breathing (weaning station) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactClaudia Bauer-Kemeny
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed