Recovery following adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery for aortic valve repair or aortic valve replacement Circulatory System
Conditions
Interventions
Randomization will be performed using a computer program: a list for stratified block randomization will be generated in R and uploaded to REDCap.
Intervention: Allowing the patient to self-adjust to
Sponsors
University Hospital of Geneva
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients 2. Undergoing elective cardiac surgery for aortic valve repair or aortic valve replacement 3. Signed the informed consent form for participating in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Failure or inability to provide consent for participation in the study 2. Pregnant 3. Under the age of 18 4. Contraindications to headphones (eg. Cochlear implants, active infection) 5. History of psychotic symptoms or severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) 6. History of seizures or uncontrolled epilepsy 7. Motion sickness or vestibular disorders 8. Significant visual or auditory impairment that would interfere with the experience 9. Claustrophobia 10. Chronic gastrointestinal disease 11. Metabolic disorders: diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease (graves'), vipomas 12. Autoimmune disorders: multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactDaniela Dumitriu laGrange
Outcome results
None listed