The Use of Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety and Pain in Perioperative Settings

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Conditions studied: Perioperative Pain, Perioperative Anxiety

In brief

We will investigate whether the use of Virtual Reality (VR) preoperatively and intraoperatively can help treat pain and anxiety, as measured by patient feedback, vital signs trends, and the amounts of anesthetics, pain medications and anxiolytics used during surgical procedures. The VR intervention will be studied during short hand surgeries normally performed using local anesthesia and sedation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03744845

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

56

Starts

2018-12-10

Expected to finish

2023-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2022-07-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years old or older and less or equal to 75 years old.
• ASA physical status I-II.
• English speaking.
• Undergoing elective surgery with local anesthetic with sedation.
• Surgical time less than 2 hours.

You may not qualify if…

• ASA physical status III or above.
• Allergy to fentanyl, midazolam or propofol.
• History of seizure, migraines.
• Chronic Pain Syndrome.
• Use of high dose opioids or long acting opioids.
• Severe anxiety, on daily anxiolytics.
• Psychiatric comorbidities that preclude the use of VR.
• Physical disabilities that preclude the use of VR technology in a comfortable manner.
• Patient refusal.

Where it is running

• UCSF Orthopedic Institute — San Francisco, California, United States (enrolling)

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