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Interest of Virtual Reality to Reduce Patient Anxiety During the Placement of a Percutaneous Implantable Port Catheter

Interest of Virtual Reality to Reduce Patient Anxiety During the Placement of a Percutaneous Implantable Port Catheter

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05527379
Acronym
RV-CIP
Enrollment
120
Registered
2022-09-02
Start date
2023-01-05
Completion date
2023-12-20
Last updated
2023-12-22

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

Conditions

Anxiety, CIP

Keywords

virtual reality, anxiety, CIP

Brief summary

The Vascular Access Unit (UAV) of the Lyon Sud Hospital Center is the first unit within a French public establishment where the Regional Health Agency (ARS) has authorized that medical procedures for the installation of central venous access be performed by nurses. The installation of CIP represents an anxiety-provoking step for the patient, because the gesture, which consists of inserting a box under the skin, connected to a catheter, placed in a deep vein, involves uncomfortable, even painful moments. In the UAV, the installation of this device is carried out in the operating room, without premedication and only under local anesthesia. Affected patients usually have a diagnosis of serious illness (oncology). Virtual Reality (VR) simulates the physical presence of the patient in an environment artificially generated by software. Many applications have already been evaluated in different health sectors, the investigators would like to show its interest in reducing patient anxiety during CIP placement under local anesthesia, without premedication. The medical device used is Lumeen. It is a Class I medical device software within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/745, CE marked. In the context of research, the Relaxation module is used. This module is the one intended for the management of anxiety and pain induced by medical procedures in adults and children over 6 years of age. It allows to perform immersions in 360° videos in real shots or computer-generated images, accompanied by natural sounds, relaxing music and a relaxation script recorded by hypnotherapists. The duration of an immersion can be adjusted according to the needs of the medical procedure..

Interventions

DEVICEVirtual reality

When the patient is ready to have the CIP procedure the tablet will be presented to him so that he can view and choose the immersive film that suits him best. Before fitting the virtual reality helmet and the start of the film, the patient's anxiety will be evaluated by ENS on a scale of 0 to 10 . The patient's anxiety will also be evaluated at the end of the procedure. The patient will be contacted by telephone by an investigator between D+1 and D+5 in order to reassess and remotely from the pose, his memorization of the gesture and to look for adverse events.

Sponsors

Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lead SponsorOTHER

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
No

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patient ≥18 years old * Patient operated on an outpatient basis and available for a phone call between D+1 and D+5 * Patient operated for a 1st pose of CIP at the UAV * Patient whose anxiety measured by ENS Anxiety is at least 4/10 at entry * Patient having signed the Informed Consent * Patient affiliated to a social security

Exclusion criteria

* Patient not sufficiently fluent in the French language, in the judgment of the investigator, to allow him a good understanding of the implementation and the interest of the virtual reality headset material; * Patient with motion sickness; * Patient participating in another study who, in the judgment of the investigator, could interfere with the results of this research protocol; * Patient deprived of liberty or placed under guardianship or curators; * Pregnant or breastfeeding women; * Patient with a history of epilepsy ; * Patient with a pacemaker or pacemaker; * Patient with psychiatric disorders of a psychotic nature in the acute phase or visual hallucinations; * Patient under anxiolytic treatment; * Patient presenting wounds or infections on the level of the head not allowing the installation of the virtual reality helmet.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Description of Patient's anxiety through his participationthrough study completion, an average of 5 daysEvaluated by Simple Numerical Scale : Anxiety from 0 to 10
Evolution of Patient's anxiety during the procedureDay 0Evaluated by Simple Numerical Scale : Anxiety from 0 to 10

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Effects of virtual reality on Blood PressureDay 0 (before, during and after placing the port)The Blood Pressure of the patient (both systolic and diastolic)
Effects of virtual reality on memorization of the gestureDay 0 (after placing the port) and through study completion between D+1 and D+5Measured by a Likert scale (Likert scale = Very Uncomfortable- Uncomfortable- Comfortable- Very Comfortable)
Effects of virtual reality on the perception of timeDay 0 (after placing the port)Perception of time in minutes estimated by the patient (In your opinion, how long did the gesture last? and difference with the actual duration of the gesture
Effects of virtual reality on the pain perceived by the patient;Day 0 (after placing the port)The patient's pain, over the entire procedure, measured by Simple Numerical Scale : Pain from 0 to 10
Effects of virtual reality on the caregiver's perception of the ease of the gestureDay 0 (after placing the port)Measured by a Likert scale, (Likert scale = Easy-patient Immobile - appearing relaxed / Moderately Easy-Patient slightly mobile- Reactive / Difficult-Patient having difficulty in staying Still- Very reactive- Seeming tense)
Effects of virtual reality on caregiver satisfactionDay 0 (after placing the port)Measured by a Simple Numerical Scale from 0 to 10
Effects of virtual reality on the duration of the interventionDay 0 (after placing the port)Duration of the procedure in minutes between the patient entering and leaving the operating room
Effects of virtual reality on satisfaction and comfort during installationDay 0 (after placing the port)Measured by a Simple Numerical Scale from 0 to 10
Effects of virtual reality on PulseDay 0 (before, during and after placing the port)The Pulse of the patient

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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