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The effectiveness of using virtual reality technology for perioperative anxiety among adults undergoing elective surgery: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Salihah Asiri, Michelle Guilhermino, Jed Duff

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Article in Trials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07016880 (The Effect of Virtual Reality Intervention on Preoperative Anxiety, Physiological Parameters and Patient Satisfaction in Women Scheduled for Gynecological Oncology Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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The Effect of Virtual Reality Intervention on Preoperative Anxiety, Physiological Parameters and Patient Satisfaction in Women Scheduled for Gynecological Oncology Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHacettepe UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled66ConditionsPreoperative Anxiety, Women&#39, s Health, Gynecological CancersArmsVirtual Reality Relaxation Session
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Salihah AsiriSchool of Nursing, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Salihah.asiri@hdr.qut.edu.au.
Michelle GuilherminoSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
Jed DuffSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Queensland University of Technology · AUUmm al-Qura University · SAUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AU

Funding

Australian College of Perioperative Nurses 7th October 2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMore than 2.5 million people are admitted for surgery in Australia each year, and between 40 to 80% will experience moderate to high preoperative anxiety. Elevated levels of preoperative anxiety can increase the risk of postoperative complications such as pain, delayed wound healing, infection, prolonged recovery, and longer hospitalisation. Limited previous research on Virtual Reality (VR) indicates a positive impact on surgery-related anxiety and suggests that the intervention potentially leads to reduce postoperative complications.

objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of using VR technology for perioperative anxiety among adults undergoing elective surgery.

methodA two-group parallel randomised controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted, including 150 adult patients (aged 18 years and over) undergoing elective surgery and requiring an overnight stay at a major metropolitan hospital. Eligible participants will be screened for anxiety via the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information score (APAIS). Those with moderate to severe anxiety will be randomly allocated to receive the VR session or usual care, in the preoperative holding area. Intervention participants will use a head-mounted VR device to watch and listen to a nature scene for 10 minutes. STUDY OUTCOMES: The primary outcome is perioperative anxiety measured using the visual analogue scale for anxiety (VAS-A). Secondary outcomes include stress levels (measured by saliva cortisol level and heart rate), postoperative pain, patient satisfaction with perioperative care, hospital length of stay, and VR-associated adverse events.

conclusionThis study will help evaluate if a brief preoperative VR session can reduce perioperative anxiety for adult elective surgical patients.

trial registrationAustralia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) ACTRN12620001350910.

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AnxietyVirtual RealityAdolescentAdultHumansPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTechnologyElective surgeryPerioperative anxietyRandomised control trialTechnologyVirtual reality

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PMID36461040
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