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The Effect of Virtual Reality on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Cardiac Surgery.

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorAcademisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Started2023-01-01
Est. completion2024-08-01
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT06001502

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of VR on post-operative pain and anxiety management in cardiac surgery patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedure. Participants in the intervention group will receive a 20 minute session with the head mounted VR device on post-operative days 1,2 and 3. Participants in the control group will be treated with conventional post-operative care.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥18 years or older with written informed consent
* Patients undergoing surgical CABG

Exclusion Criteria:

* Major comorbidities besides coronary artery disease
* Complicated surgical procedure
* Hearing and/or visual impairments
* Psychiatric impairments
* Complaints of vomiting and nausea
* History of epilepsy
* Claustrophobia
* Facial wounds and skin defects at site of application
* Patients placed in clinical isolation
* Readmission to the intensive care unit

Conditions6

AnxietyCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingHeart SurgeryPost Operative AnxietyPost Operative PainVirtual Reality

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