HappyMed in the Hospital; Will the use of the HappyMed (a portable multimedia system) during an orthopedic operation with local anaesthesia lead to reduced stress for the patient?

HappyMed in the Hospital; Will the use of the HappyMed (a portable multimedia system) during an orthopedic operation with local anaesthesia lead to reduced stress for the patient? - HappyMed in the Hospital, use of videoglasses for anxiety reduction

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON50193

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-02

Start date

2016-08-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Anxiety and Stress

Interventions

The intervention group is offered the videoglasses with a scenic and relaxing wildlife/nature movie. The control group will be hearing their preferred type of relaxing audio.

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: * Individuals to be scheduled for the following operations with a deemed surgical operation time of at least 30 minutes, under regional anesthetics : - All procedures of the lower extrimities including: Anterior ankle arthroscopy(including cartilage and impingement procedures), Posterior ankle arthroscopy, Knee arthroscopy (including cartilage, meniscus lesions and anterior cruciate ligament procedures) * Aged 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: * Individuals with a known history of panic attacks, phobias, anxiety or borderline disorders as reported by patient in history taking or from patient files * Individuals not being able to understand Dutch language at primary school level * Individuals not being able to read or write Dutch * Individuals with a known history of known hyper- or hypotensia * Individuals with a history of loss of central or pheripheric field of vision on either eye * Individuals with a history of either conductive, sensorineural or mixed hearing loss * Individuals with refraction anomaly on either eye or both eyes, wearing glasses * Individuals wearing hearing devices on either ear * Individuals on any kind of antihypertensic medication * Individuals using any kind of prescribed or non-prescribed pain medication * Individuals on any kind of anti-arrhythmic medication * Individuals with a known history of alcohol, drug, and/or psychiatric problems * Individuals who are unable to sign informed consent owing to mental disorder or formally stated to be incompentent to decide * Individuals not willing or being able to sign informed consent for the proposed study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
-Stress level measured with the STAI 6 questionnaire -Bloodpressure -Heart rate - Painscore measured with the VAS-score	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026