Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Triggerfinger
Conditions
Interventions
After written informed consent, patients were randomly allocated in either the
group that received VR experience (VR group) or in the group that does not
receive VR experience (control group). After
Sponsors
Isala Klinieken
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who visited the outpatient clinic and were diagnosed with either carpal tunnel syndrome or triggerfiger of a single digit and suitable for undergoing wide awake local anesthetic surgery were asked to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria was motion sickness, unwillingness to wear bands around the head, patients younger than 18 years old or patients with claustrofobia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Multiple outcomes were measured, of which all were measured both peri-operatively, direct post-operatively as well as 2 weeks post-operatively. We divided the outcome measures in three groups: Patient reported outcomes (PROMS), Patient reported experience outcomes (PREMS) and objective outcomes. Below we will elaborate on these different sets of outcomes. PROMS We measured pain, fun, nausea and relaxation using a 0-10 Likert Scale during peri-operatively and direct post-operatively. In addition, we asked patients to fill in the PHQ-4 questionaire for anxiety peri-operatively and direct post-operatively. Furthermore, patients were asked to fill in the Michigan hand questionnaire/DASH at 2 weeks post-operatively. PREMS CQ-index was asked to be filled in after two weeks post-operatively to assess what the overall experience was the given treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heartrate, blood pressure right before, during and direct post-operatively | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed