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Chest Drain Insertion Assisted by Virtual Reality

Drainage Thoracique Assisté Par Un Casque De Réalité Virtuelle

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06589739
Acronym
CASVIA
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-09-19
Start date
2024-10-01
Completion date
2025-10-01
Last updated
2024-09-19

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

Conditions

Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax Spontaneous Primary, Pneumothorax Spontaneous Secondary

Keywords

virtual reality, chest drain, pain management, chest tube, anxiety management

Brief summary

Clinical study aiming to investigate the potential benefit of the use of virtual reality helmet as a distractor during chest drain insertion to alleviate patients' pain and anxiety

Interventions

DEVICEVirtual Reality Headset

A virtual reality headset will be placed on patients' head before and during chest drain insertion

Sponsors

Central Hospital, Nancy, France
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

* Indication of chest drain insertion for pleural effusion or primary spontaneous pneumothorax * Patient who received clear and loyal information abotu the study protocol * Patient who consented to participate to the study * Patient aged 18 years old or older * Patient affiliated to the french health system

Exclusion criteria

* Patient aged less than 18 years old * Patient in emergency situation * Patient with severe heart condition * Patient allergic to silicone * Patient with severe psychiatric or mental disorder * patient with binocular vision anomaly * patient with pacemaker or defibrillator * patient wearing a hearing aid that cannot be removed * Patients under the influence of alcohol or drugs, nausea, fatigue, emotional or anxiety disorders, migraine, headaches, infectious disease * Patient with past medical history of epilepsia or convulsion \-- Persons covered by articles L. 1121-5 and L1121-8 of the French Public Health Code: * Pregnant, parturient or breast-feeding women, * Persons of full age subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice) * adults unable to give their consent * Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons under psychiatric care under articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1. * Person able to give consent but unable to write * Person able to give consent but unable to read French * Patient unable to consent to the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain - Chest drainDuring chest drain insertionVisual Analogic Scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain - Antalgic consumptionduring the 24 hours after chest drain insertionAntalgic consumption
Pain - 30 minutes30 minutes after chest drain insertionVisual Analogic scale
Anxiety - Chest drainDuring chest drain insertionAnxiety Visual Analogic Scale
Anxiety - 30 minutes30 minutes after chest drain insertionAnxiety Visual Analogic Scale
feasibilityDuring chest drain insertionWas the chest drain insertion duable with the virtual reality headset

Contacts

Primary ContactArthur Streit, MD, MSc
a.streit@chru-nancy.fr+33 383153365
Backup ContactJoseph Seitlinger, MD, Phd
j.seitlinger@chru-nancy.fr

Outcome results

None listed

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