The effect of virtual reality on anxiety and pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

The effect of applying virtual reality technology with two approaches of distraction and patient education on preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200623047901N1

Enrollment

160

Registered

2020-07-06

Start date

2020-07-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-07-13

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Conditions

Condition 1: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients with Cholelithiasis. Condition 2: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients with Cholecystitis. Cholelithiasis Cholecystitis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: First Intervention Group (Patients of Virtual Reality Technology Group with Patient Training Approach): Before Surgery: (After admission of the patient in the surgi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Uncomplicated cholelithiasis , Cholecystitis Lack of diagnosed mental disorder, lack of cognitive impairment, difficulty understanding the scale of pain No addiction to opioids or strong painkillers Lack of severe pain due to the nature of the disease (cancer) Fluency in Persian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of gastrointestinal surgery over the past two weeks History of vestibulocochlear abnormalities History of seizures and epilepsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative pain scores measured in the McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Visual Analogue Scale. Timepoint: Measuring the amount of pain 4 hours after surgery (pre-intervention) and 15 minutes after intervention, every 4 hours to 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: McGill Pain Questionnaire, Visual Pain Measurement Scale.;Anxiety score before surgery Spielberger questionnaire. Timepoint: Measure the amount of anxiety before surgery (before the intervention), 15 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Through Spielberger's Anxiety Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Postoperative pain scores measured in the McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Visual Analogue Scale. Timepoint: Measuring the amount of pain 4 hours after surgery (pre-intervention) and 15 minutes after intervention, every 4 hours to 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: McGill Pain Questionnaire, Visual Pain Measurement Scale.;Anxiety score before surgery Spielberger questionnaire. Timepoint: Measure the amount of anxiety before surgery (before the intervention), 15 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Through Spielberger's Anxiety Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbbasnia Fateme

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

abbasniaf961@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

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