Is Virtual Reality a Non-pharmacological Premedication?

The Effect of Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety in Septorhinoplasty Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04598217

Enrollment

Registered

2020-10-22

Start date

2020-10-01

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2021-01-26

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Conditions

Anxiety

Keywords

Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Premedication

Brief summary

Preoperative anxiety of patients who will undergo septorhinoplasty surgery will be measured and their hemodynamic parameters will be recorded afterwards. Then, a video will be shown to the patients through virtual reality glasses and the effect of this application on their anxiety will be investigated.

Interventions

OTHERanesthesiologist

non-interventional observational

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* ASA I-II risk group * Will be operated under general anesthesia under elective conditions * Going to undergo surgery for septoplasty / rhinoplasty * Patients whose informed consent was read and approved

Exclusion criteria

* Those who do not want to participate in the study * ASA III - IV-V patients * Psychiatric-Cognitive dysfunction * Claustrophobia * Patients using sedative and narcotic drugs * Alcohol-drug addicts * Blind or deaf patients * Patients who cannot speak Turkish

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
to reduce preoperative anxiety	through study completion, an average of 3 months	Investigation of the effect of virtual reality applications on preoperative anxiety

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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