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Impact of Virtual Reality Hypno-sedation on Functional Recovery and Anxiety in Foot Surgery With Regional Anesthesia

Impact of Virtual Reality Hypno-sedation on Functional Recovery and Anxiety in Foot Surgery With Regional Anesthesia: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05558449
Enrollment
57
Registered
2022-09-28
Start date
2022-11-28
Completion date
2023-10-16
Last updated
2024-03-06

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Conditions

Analgesia, Foot Deformities, Regional Anesthesia Morbidity, Valgus; Hallux

Brief summary

This prospective study aims to evaluate whether the implementation of a virtual reality hypnosedation (VRH)protocol reduces preoperative anxiety and increases patient comfort before, during, and after outpatient foot surgery.

Detailed description

This prospective study aims to evaluate whether the implementation of a virtual reality hypnosedation (VRH) protocol reduces preoperative anxiety and increases patient comfort before, during, and after outpatient foot surgery. The investigators hope to demonstrate a reduction in anxiety, improved postoperative experience and functional recovery according to currently validated scores measuring preoperative and postoperative recovery, anxiety and stress, and experience during a regional anesthesia technique. The investigators expect that VRH will be more effective than VR alone and conventional pharmacological sedation in reducing preoperative anxiety and in improving experience and functional recovery. If the hypothesis is correct, the investigators could propose to integrate this protocol as a first line in the ambulatory management of elective foot surgery.

Interventions

Hypnosedation session with a virtual reality headset during the regional anesthesia technique and during the surgery (approximately 60 minutes). The VRH module used will be Silva, i.e. the same scenario of a walk in the forest through the 4 seasons with a voice accompanying the hypnosis session.

DRUGMidazolam injection

Midazolam intravenous injection 1 mg until RASS -3

DEVICEVirtual reality

Only virtual reality without a hypnosedation session. The virtual reality headset will be used on these patients without external voice or hypnosis device. The virtual reality module used will be Silva, i.e. a scenario of a walk in the forest through the 4 seasons.

Sponsors

University of Liege
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Masking description

Open

Intervention model description

Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Major patients, classified as ASA 1-2-3, admitted for foot surgery (metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis or hallux valgus cure), under peripheral locoregional anesthesia (sciatic nerve block at popliteal level).

Exclusion criteria

* pregnant women * patients with peripheral neuropathy or other severe neurological pathology * allergy or contraindication to local anesthetics or benzodiazepines * chronic renal failure or severe hepatic failure * major hemostasis disorders * severe vision or hearing problems that would render the VR and VRH device useless or unusable, and patient contraindication or refusal to use the VRH headset, such as claustrophobia or kinesiophobia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
(Evaluation du Vecu de l'Anesthesie LocoRegionale) EVAN-LR4 hours after surgeryThe primary endpoint will be the EVAN-LR score as a measure of intraoperative experience. EVAN-LR: a 0-100 scale, with 100 indicating the best possible level of satisfaction and 0 the worst.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Quality of Recovery- 15 items (QoR-15)1 day before, 1 and 3 day after surgeryAssessment of the QoR-15 score on postoperative functional recovery and the variation in time between the day before surgery, the day after and 3 days after surgery
Length of surgery5 minutes after the end of the surgeryLength of surgery procedure in minutes
Complications6 hours after surgeryThe occurrence of complications related to the techniques used
Anxiety5 minutes after the end of the surgeryNumeric rating scale (NRS) (0 to 10) for pre- and postoperative anxiety
Time perception5 minutes after the end of the surgeryPerception of the duration of the surgery during the VRH.
Surgeon satisfaction5 minutes after the end of the surgerySurgeon satisfaction on a numeric rating scale from 0 to 10
Dissociation5 minutes after the end of the surgeryThe Numeric rating scale (NRS) (0-10) dissociation for the assessment of dissociation during the surgery
VRH complications6 hours after surgeryThe occurrence of side effects related to virtual reality (nausea, paradoxical anxiety, dizziness, etc.)

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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