Pijn en angstreductie Pain and anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention: The study population will be randomly divided into the
intervention group (VR-group) or the standard care- group. The intervention
group can choose for an immersive guided relaxation V
Sponsors
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Written and orally given informed consent • 18 years and older • Native Dutch speaker • Indication for elective gynecological surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Chronic pain patients; defined as *persistent or recurrent pain lasting longer than 3 months* . The pain is not due to the gynecological problem. • Chronical use of pain medication (opioids) • History of prior opioid use defined as use within 8 to 90 days prior to the surgical procedure • Alcohol or drug abuse • Known car sickness • Epileptic insults in previous history • Psychotically seizures in previous history • Claustrophobic • Blindness • History of mental illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main study parameters: The primary outcome is postoperative pain measured on a numeric rating scale (NRS). To achieve a reduction of 15% in NRS score postoperative (alpha 0.05 and beta 0.20) and taken 15% lost to follow up into account, a total of 128 patients have to be included in each group. And a total of 256 women will have to be included in the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary Objective(s): • Pre-operative anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-6 questionnaire) • Pain catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale questionnaire) • Analgesic use (daily use of paracetamol, NSAIDs, opioids) • Length of hospital stay • Tolerability, feasibility and satisfaction of VR use (questionnaire) • Pre-operative pain score (NRS) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed