Virtual Reality Mindfulness in Preoperative Anxious Patients
NCT ID: NCT05860192
Last Updated: 2023-11-21
Study Results
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-06-15
2024-06-30
Brief Summary
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Population: all adults, able to give their consent and scheduled for surgery with high preoperative anxiety defined by Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) score \> 10. The study will recruit 100 patients in one university teaching hospital.
The main question it aims to answer is: may mindfulness by Virtual Reality reduce preoperative anxiety in patients particularly anxious for the surgery? Participants will be asked to undergo to a single mindfulness virtual reality session before the surgery.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Virtual Reality
Each patient undergoes to a virtual reality session of mindfullness. This lasts about 30 minutes.
Virtual Reality
Use of this virtual reality headset to deliver a single mindfulness session
application for mindfulness
Application used to realize mindfulness in virtual reality
Interventions
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Virtual Reality
Use of this virtual reality headset to deliver a single mindfulness session
application for mindfulness
Application used to realize mindfulness in virtual reality
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Epilepsy
* Pacemaker wearers
* Mental diseases
* Alcohol or drug addiction
* Severe hearing loss or blindness
* Simultaneous participation to other studies
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Ospedale Regionale di Mendrisio
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Andrea Polito
Anesthesia Clinical Professor, Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Andrea Polito
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Ospedale Beata Vergine
Locations
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Andrea Polito
Mendrisio, , Switzerland
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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APolito1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id