Single Center Study Evaluating the Possible Effect of Virtual Reality Spectacles on Pain Following Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03311971

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-17

Start date

2017-11-30

Completion date

2019-01-01

Last updated

2018-09-04

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Conditions

Pain Post Joint Arthroplasty

Brief summary

The trial aims to evaulate the possiblity that use of virtual reality spectacles will affect post operative pain in total knee arthroplasty patients. The trial is a single center open label design. Patients will be randomized into two arm study comparing the effect of the use of virtual reality spectacles on pain levels and analgesic consumption in the perioperative period. The controls shall receive standard post operative care. The endpoints are VAS levels and analgesic use.

Detailed description

Evaluation Procedure This is a single center, interventional, randomized, unblinded two arm study assessing pain and analgesic use in post knee arthroplasty patients. The randomization ratio is 2:1 intervention to control. Both groups will receive routine post operative care. The intervention group will be treated with virtual reality spectacles. The control group will receive routine post operative care. Pain levels will be assessed using VAS and analgesic use.

Interventions

DEVICEVirtual reality glasses

Patients will be treated with virtual glasses

DEVICENo VR glasses

Patients will not use VR glasses

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Comparison of intervention with conventional therapy. The intervention group includes use of virtual reality spectacles. The control group includes routine postoperative care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty gender indifferent, aged over 18 years old * Patient with ability to see in three dimensions

Exclusion criteria

* Inability to comply with the study protocol * Single eye vision * Blindness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
VAS pain response	One week	questionnaires

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Analgesic use	one week	amount of analgesic medication consumed

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026