A Study to Evaluate Virtual Reality As Adjunct to Anesthesia During Orthopedic Surgery

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions studied: Knee Arthropathy, Hip Injuries

In brief

The purpose of this study is to obtain feedback from patients and orthopedic surgeons who agree to use virtual reality (VR ) as an adjunct to standard of care in orthopedic cases under regional or central neuraxial nerve block. This will serve as a preliminary study for future trials to compare outcomes between VR and standard of care vs standard of care only.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05112302

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

50

Starts

2021-08-17

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 18 years old.
• Patients scheduled for orthopedic procedure under regional or central neuraxial nerve block (anterior primary hip arthroplasty or primary knee arthroplasty).
• Subject willing to participate and able to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Age < 18 years old.
• History of motion sickness or blindness.
• Unable to consent due to cognitive difficulty.
• Current diagnosis of epilepsy, dementia, or other neurological disease that may prevent use of VR hardware and software.
• Sensitivity to flashing light or motion.
• Recent stroke.
• Injury to the eyes, face, neck, or arms that prevents comfortable use of VR hardware or software, or safe use of the hardware (e.g., open wound, sores, or skin rash on face).

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Florida — Jackson, Florida, United States

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