Preoperative
Conditions
Brief summary
Most patients awaiting surgery show significant anxiety score which can be influenced by the fear of anesthesia or surgery but also by the context of care. These anxious patients will have more postoperative complications and can also develop chronic pain. The Virtual reality AQUA module induces hypnosis and is specially designed to reduce anxiety. The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of a virtual reality session on preoperative anxiety.
Interventions
DEVICEVirtual reality (VR) session with AQUA module
A device with virtual reality is given to the patients with a film of 15 minutes
Sponsors
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* patients undergoing scheduled orthopedic surgery with loco-regional anesthesia at Saint-Luc Hospital. * Patients not following long-term psychotherapeutic treatment * Patients not taking psychotropic medication * free, informed and written consent signed by the investigator and the patient before the procedure.
Exclusion criteria
* patient not speaking French * Patients with long-term psychotherapeutic treatment * Patients taking psychotropic drugs * patient blind and deaf
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information score (APAIS) after VR session | 5 minutes after virtual reality session | The Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information (APAIS) scale is a 6-items questionnaire. Each item is scored from 1(not at all) to 5(extremely). 4 items assess anxiety (patient with a score \>or = to 11 is considered very anxious), 2 items assess the desire for information (patient with a score \> 8 is considered very anxious because there is a corelation between need for informa tion and anxiety). The score ranges from 6 (no anxious) to 30 (highly anxious). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation du Vécu de l'ANesthésie - LocoRégionale) EVAN-LR satisfaction score | 2 hours after VR session (in the recovery room, after surgery) | Evaluation du Vécu de l'Anesthésie LocoRégionale (EVAN-LR) is a tool assessing patient satisfaction within the perioperative period surrounding regional anesthesia. The EVAN-LR comprises 19 items, structured in a global index and five dimensions: Attention, Information, Discomfort, Waiting, and Pain. Each item is scored from 1(not at all) to 5(extremely). The score ranges from 18(no satisfied) to 95 (highly satisfied). |
| Change of Visual Analog Score (VAS) anxiety score after VR session | 5 minutes after the virtual reality session | score between 0 ( no anxious) and 10 (highly anxious) |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Primary ContactFabienne Roelants, MD
Outcome results
None listed