The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Therapy on Hospital Anxiety and Depression and Patient's Stress Before Open Heart Surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20191230045953N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-01

Start date

2020-02-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-02-24

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Conditions

Hospital Depression - Hospital Anxiety - Stress. F40

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group: 15 patients are waiting for open heart surgery with 7 sessions of treatment. Intervention 2: Control group: Fifteen patients are awaiting open h

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 40-50 years Reading and writing skills Waiting for open heart surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Out of age 40-50 years Illiteracy Acute mental disorders diagnosed by a psychiatrist or psychologist Absence in medical sessions more than 2 times

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hospital Anxiety-Hospital Depression-Stress. Timepoint: All subjects will complete the follow-up questionnaires once before the intervention, once after the intervention and once after 7 days after open heart surgery. Method of measurement: The method of measurement is done by questionnaire. Two questionnaires are DASS-21 and HADS.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSanaz Ahmadi

Islamic Azad University

sanaz.ahmadi.psychology@gmail.com+98 31 3661 0668

Outcome results

None listed

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