The Effect of Virtual Reality Applications

NCT ID: NCT06792929

Last Updated: 2025-01-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-02-25
• Study Completion Date: 2025-08-30

Brief Summary

Thyroid nodules are a common health problem in the adult population. The majority of cancers are diagnosed by thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy. Thyroid nodules generally show clinical findings in 1-5% of cases on physical examination and 20-70% on ultrasound examination. In diagnosis; Ultrasonography, fine needle aspiration biopsy, ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy, scintigraphy, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are widely used. The fact that the thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure is painful, there is no speaking or coughing during the procedure, and in case of insufficient sample, the procedure must be performed several times. Its repetition causes fear and anxiety in patients. A combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods for pain control likely provides the most effective pain relief for the patient. Distraction is one of the non-pharmacological methods used in pain control. Distraction is one of the most preferred methods to reduce pain in patients during diagnosis and treatment procedures. It is a method that allows patients to control and reduce the symptoms they experience by focusing their attention on a different point.The aim of this study is to examine the effect of using a motivational video with virtual reality glasses to distract attention during the biopsy procedure on pain, stress and fear in individuals with suspected thyroid cancer.

Detailed Description

Research Type:

It was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study.

Research Population and Sample:

The research sample will consist of patients with suspected thyroid mass who applied to a University Hospitals. The sample of the research is aimed to be 100 volunteer diabetic patients who applied to the University Hospital.

Conditions

Thyroid Cancer; Virtual Reality Therapy; Ultrasound; Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy; Thyroid Nodule (Diagnosis)

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

virtual reality glasses group

Patients will wear virtual reality glasses throughout the ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

virtual reality glasses group

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Patients will wear virtual reality glasses throughout the ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure.

Control group

patients without of virtual reality glasses

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

virtual reality glasses group

Patients will wear virtual reality glasses throughout the ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with suspected thyroid mass
• No dizziness problem
• No vision problems

Exclusion Criteria

• Mental health problems that may prevent wearing virtual reality glasses

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Dicle University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Hamdiye ARDA SÜRÜCÜ

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Dicle Univertsity

Diyarbakır, South East, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

DICLE-ARDASURUCU-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id