To investigate whether the use of VR is feasible in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cardiac surgery with thoracotomy)
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er is gekozen voor patienten na een CABG waarbij thoracotomie wordt verricht. voor de homogeniteit is gekozen voor post-CABG patienten. Het primaire doel van het onderzoek richt zich niet op het ziektebeeld maar op de uitvoerbaarheid
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Primary outcome
The primary outcome is to investigate whether the use of immersive VR is
practically feasible, using the System Usability Scale, in cardiac
postoperative patients who have undergone a coronary artery bypass graft
procedure and whether application of this technique results in a reduction in
pain experience.
Secondary outcome
Use of pain medication and score on various scales including scoring anxiety
level and quality of life
Background summary
Virtual reality (VR) methods have previously been investigated in postoperative
patients and represent a novel non-pharmacological approach to alleviating
postoperative pain. Previous research has shown that pain ratings decreased
after VR sessions, that patients spent less time on their pain and that the
majority of them perceived the simulated experience as positive. While some
evidence shows a decrease in subjective pain measures when using VR, others
show that no significant differences were found in pain or anxiety. However,
these studies show that the simulations were effective in terms of distraction.
In addition to the potential pain reduction, VR has also proven useful in
reducing preoperative anxiety. However, the use of VR in cardiac surgery has
not been extensively investigated in randomized controlled trials, with most
studies being case studies. Furthermore, previous VR intervention studies
provided limited information on the challenges of implementing VR intervention
in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, nor did they demonstrate its acceptance
by nursing staff, which is imperative for its successful implementation.
Therefore, we designed a pilot feasibility study to determine the acceptability
and effects of a VR intervention in patients admitted postoperatively to the
cardiothoracic surgery department.
Study objective
To investigate whether the use of VR is feasible in patients after coronary
artery bypass graft surgery (cardiac surgery with thoracotomy)
Study design
This is a prospective pilot study to investigate feasibility
Intervention
maximal 3 postoperative days 1-3x per day immersive VR sessions for ca 15
minutes
Study burden and risks
Patients will be informed about the examination, the functioning and use of the
immersive VR prior to the thoracic surgical procedure. After the operation,
they will be offered the VR glasses 1-3 times a day for a maximum of 3 days.
This takes in total approximately 30 minutes each time.
Koekoekslaan 1
Nieuwegein 3435CM
NL
Koekoekslaan 1
Nieuwegein 3435CM
NL
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Inclusion criteria
post-CABG patients
uncomplicated postoperative recovery
signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
non-CABG thoracic surgery
visual or auditive disablled patients
patients not capable of performing study intervention
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL86371.100.24 |