Intraoperative VR for Older Patients Undergoing TKA

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Total Knee Arthroplasty

In brief

The objective of this study is to investigate whether the use of virtual reality (VR) during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can facilitate reductions in intraoperative sedative requirements while maintaining high levels of patient satisfaction as compared to both a music and sham VR + usual care control.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04748549

Run by

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

People needed

86

Starts

2022-04-11

Expected to finish

2026-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-08

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients age 60 or older undergoing primary total knee replacement surgery at BIDMC and receiving spinal/regional anesthesia
• English or Spanish speaking patients

You may not qualify if…

• Complex or revision surgeries
• Patients scheduled for "same day" TKA
• Open wounds or active infection of the face or eye area
• History of seizures or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition
• Patients who plan to wear hearing aids during the procedure
• Patients with a pacemaker or other implanted medical device
• Droplet or airborne precautions (as determined by local infection control policy)
• Non-English speaking or Non-Spanish speaking
• Moderate to severe dementia
• Drop-Out Criteria:
• MoCA <10 (this test will be administered on Day of Enrollment)

Where it is running

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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