Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety and Pain During Suturing Procedure
NCT ID: NCT05796076
Last Updated: 2024-04-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-02-03
2023-08-09
Brief Summary
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Objective: The study aims to examine the effects of VR intervention on anxiety, pain, physiological parameters, local anaesthesia requirements and satisfaction in Chinese adult patients undergoing wound closure in emergency departments in Hong Kong
Hypothesis:VR can alleviate anxiety and pain experienced by Chinese adult patients undergoing wound-closure procedures, the intervention can decrease extra local anesthesia requirements and physiological parameters during the procedures, and the intervention can significantly increase satisfaction during wound-closure procedures.
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Detailed Description
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Traditionally, nonpharmacological intervention such as listening to music, chatting, and guided imagery is applied to reduce patient's anxiety and pain. However these measures fail to provide patients with significant distraction because patients would inevitably see the procedure that causes considerable distress during the procedure. Thus, the development of further strategies to provide a significant distraction to alleviate patients' anxiety and pain during suturing is warranted.
With advanced technologies, virtual reality (VR) provides significant distraction. Clinical trials indicate that use of VR achieved a statistically significant decrease in anxiety and pain in different operations such as hand 6, lipoma incision 7, Gynecology 8, and debridement 9. However, only a handful of studies conducted among adult patient with ambulatory laceration repairing examined the effectiveness of VR in anxiety and pain. To the best of our knowledge, no study specifically focus on the effects of VR on anxiety and pain in Chinese adult patients undergoing an awake suture in emergency room in Hong Kong. Eighty participants will be assigned to the experimental group or to the control group by randomization.
After written informed consent will be obtained from patients, the baseline data (T0) will be obtained from the participants including sociodemographic, anxiety, blood pressure, and pulse rate. Subsequently, randomization is conducted. Throughout the procedure (T1), the additional medication requirements and physiological parameters will be recorded. The anxiety, pain and satisfaction and physiological parameters will also be recorded after the procedure. Data will be analyzed using IBM SPSS 23.0. Descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation will be used to describe the data. Chi-square tests compare categorical variables, and independent t-tests compare continuous variables. Generalized Estimation Equation will be used to examine the effectiveness of the VR intervention versus the control group will be evaluated by comparing the study outcomes. Two-tailed tests will be used with a significant level of 0.05.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Control group
Participants in the control group will be received standard care
Virtual reality
Participants in the intervention group will be received VR during the suturing procedure. Virtual reality is a three dimensions of width, height and depth that is generated digitally in a computer-generated environment that allows a user to interact with it 16.
Interventions
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Virtual reality
Participants in the intervention group will be received VR during the suturing procedure. Virtual reality is a three dimensions of width, height and depth that is generated digitally in a computer-generated environment that allows a user to interact with it 16.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Adult patient (age between 18 and 65 years) with scheduled to receive an awake minor suture
3. Ability to communicate in Chinese, and read and write Chinese language
4. Hemodynamic stability as evidenced by blood pressure between 90 to 140 mmHg systolic and 60 to 90 mmHg diastolic before the procedure
Exclusion Criteria
2. History of senile dementia, seizure disorder, motion sickness, psychiatric disorders as indicated in medical record
3. Have injury or infection above the neck
4. Known to be on contact precaution
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Tung Wah College
OTHER
Tuen Mun Hospital
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Ko Shuk Yee
Advanced Practice Nurse
Principal Investigators
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KO SHUK YEE, DN
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Tuen Mun Hospital
Locations
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Tuen Mun Hospital-Emergency department
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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NTWC/REC/22003
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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