Status:
RECRUITING
Can the Use of Virtual Reality Improve TKA Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Conditions:
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Virtual reality (VR) uses computer technology to create a three-dimensional environment which the user can explore and interact with. VR can be used to distract the patient during an operation and has...
Detailed Description
Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is a successful surgical intervention to reduce pain and immobility from osteoarthritis. Mortality rates following TJA are low and survival has been increasing over the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients ≥ 18 years old who are American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1 or 2 scheduled for routine primary elective knee arthroplasty.
Exclusion
- Patients who are ASA grade 3 or 4.
- Patients who cannot use VR e.g. those with dementia.
- Patients with an existing diagnosis of delirium.
- Patients with visual impairment if degree of myopia/hyperopia exceeds the corrective power of the VR headset.
- Patients with hearing aids.
- Patients with previous history of motion sickness.
- Patients with epilepsy, history of black outs or fitting.
- Patients who will have an operation over 1 hour in duration or any patient who requires more complex surgery.
- Patients who have requested no sedation during the operation.
- Patients who have received premedication.
- Patients who have a general anaesthetic.
- Patients who do not adequately understand verbal explanations or written information given in English, or who have special communication needs.
- Patients who are not capable of informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 16 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06962046
Start Date
October 16 2024
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
May 8 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Musgrave Park Hospital
Belfast, United Kingdom