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VR in major trauma rehab: a qualitative study

Patients experience and acceptability of using a virtual reality headset as an adjunct to rehabilitation following major trauma: an interview study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16465718
Enrollment
15
Registered
2025-05-21
Start date
2025-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Inpatients with major trauma Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Interventions

Currently St George's University hospital is running a quality improvement project looking at the use of a physically active VR headset interventions as an adjunction to their rehabilitation. Patients

Sponsors

City St George's, University of London
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants aged 18 and over 2. Who sustained Major Trauma injuries as per the TARN inclusion criteria, who used a physically active Virtual reality headset as an adjunct to their rehabilitation on the major trauma ward

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to speak fluent English 2. Those who lack capacity to engage in the formal consent process or where the treating clinicians (e.g. doctor or occupational therapist) feels that there is cognitive impairment present that would impact the patient from engaging in an in-depth semi-structured interview 3. A prisoner or vulnerable adult who will have difficulties organising and attending a face-to-face or over the phone interview safely and conveniently

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The outcomes will be drawn from thematic analysis of the semi-structured interviews. Intereview we be examined to assess the patients perspective of acceptability of the intervention. To analyse data relating to acceptability a 2-stage process with be completed. In stage 1, text from the interview transcripts will be deductively coded into the seven TFA constructs to provide the core corpus of data for analysis. In stage 2, text within each construct will be inductively analysed to construct themes that reflect the content and meaning of the data.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactBethany Kenny
bethany.kenny@stgeorges.nhs.uk+44 (0)2087250985

Outcome results

None listed

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