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Trial Evaluating Hypnosis Using Virtural Reality vs Standard Pain Management During Musculoskelettal Biopsy

Randomized, Monocentric, Controlled, Superiority Phase II Trial Evaluating Clinical Hypnosis Using Virtural Reality vs Standard Pain Management Procedure During a Musculoskelettal Biopsy

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03418597
Acronym
REVENRI
Enrollment
99
Registered
2018-02-01
Start date
2018-01-31
Completion date
2018-05-16
Last updated
2018-08-23

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Cancers

Keywords

Virtual reality, Radio-guided biopsy, Pain, Anxiety, Patient's satisfaction

Brief summary

The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the benefit of the virtual reality technology in the pain management for patients having a radio-guided musculoskeletal biopsy indication

Detailed description

During the last years, the percutaneous biopsies took a growing importance in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal cancers. The most important advantages of percutaneous biopsies are: 1) Often performed under local anesthesia in out-patient department, 2) No visible scars, 3) Surgical intervention avoided in case of benign tumor with a low level of complications (infection, hematoma, pain). The technology improvement of percutaneous biopsy leads to a high diagnosis success rate (80.8% for bone tumors and 83.2% for soft tissues tumors') with a low complication rate (0.7%) and then justifies the use of percutaneous biopsy as first-line diagnostic exam. During a percutaneous biopsy, the pain is frequently felt with an increase in the pain numeric scale evaluated after the procedure. The nitrous oxide is a gas mixture which can be used for its anesthetic and antalgic properties, making the pain tolerable for the patients during short procedures. However, it can cause adverse events such as nausea, vomiting and nervous system affections (excessive sedation, anxiety). Moreover, this gas is not always efficient for the pain management. Other options have been investigated such as hypnosis and music therapy which improve patients' experience of the medical interventional procedures. The virtual reality is a digital tool existing for about 10 years. It enables to isolate a patient from the real world which can be useful in some medical indications. It is a 3-D immersive experience, created using a visual and audio headset. Virtual reality can reduce the pain experienced during surgical interventions and has widely shown its interest in algogenic cares. While the results are promising, a recent review of the literature shows that very few randomized clinical trials document the virtual reality benefit in pain and/or anxiety management for burn patients or patients suffering from acute or chronic pains. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the benefit of the virtual reality in addition to a deep local anesthesia vs a deep local anesthesia alone in the pain management linked to musculoskeletal tumors biopsy.

Interventions

PROCEDUREDeep local anesthesia + Virtual reality

Biopsy performed according to current practice (deep local anesthesia with premedication and lidocaïne). Patient will have a 3-D immersive experience, created using a visual and audio headset and a software labelled as medical device.

PROCEDUREDeep local anesthesia alone

Biopsy performed according to current practice (deep local anesthesia with premedication and lidocaïne).

Sponsors

Centre Leon Berard
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Man or woman, aged \>= 18 years at the day of consenting to the study (no upper limit) * Requiring a radio-guided biopsy of the musculoskeletal system, * Informed and signed consent, * Patient covered by a medical insurance.

Exclusion criteria

* Deaf patient; * Visually-impaired patient; * Claustrophobic and/or aquaphobic patient; * Contraindication to a musculoskeletal biopsy, including to the premedication protocol and to the lidocaine; * Person deprived of liberty or placed under guardianship; * Absence of French language skills; * History of psychiatric disease such as paranoia, schizophrenia, manic-depressive psychosis, patient with a high risk of suicide.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate the benefit of the virtual reality in the pain management of patients needing a radio-guided musculoskeletal biopsy.Day 0The main outcome will be the pain level auto-evaluated by the patient using a numeric scale composed of 11 graduations (from 0 to 10)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate in both arms, the pain linked to the biopsy procedure using a numeric scale graduated from 0 to 10.Day 1 (+/-2h) post biopsyThe score 0 corresponds to No pain and the score 10 corresponds to Maximum amount of imaginable pain
Evaluate in both arms, the anxiety linked to the biopsy procedure using a numeric scale graduated from 0 to 10Day 0The score 0 corresponds to No anxiety and the score 10 corresponds to Maximum imaginable anxiety
Evaluate the analgesics consumption in both armsthrough study completion, an average of 24 hoursEvaluation according to the following classification and recording the dosages and units taken: Level 1 - Non morphinic analgesics; Level 2 - Weak opioides analgesics; Level 3 - Strong opioides analgesic
Evaluate the global satisfaction of patients in both armsDay 0The score 0 corresponds to Absence of satisfaction and the score 10 corresponds to Full satisfaction .
Evaluate costs in both armsthrough study completion, an average of 24 hoursEvaluation of costs involved for the patient's treatment and care

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026