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Operating Room Environment Experienced by Patients With Virtual Reality Glasses Before Surgery The Effect of Surgical Experience on the Level of Surgical Fear and Perceptions of Care
Led by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi · Updated on 2025-03-24
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying how experiencing the operating room environment through virtual reality glasses before surgery affects patients' fear levels and perceptions of care. The study focuses on patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy surgery who have never seen the operating room, aiming to understand if this virtual experience can reduce preoperative anxiety and improve care quality. This research is planned as a randomized controlled experimental study using a pretest-posttest design. The study involves showing patients a 360-degree video of the operating room environment, including premedication, the operating room itself, and the post-operative care unit. This video is recorded with a 360-degree camera and presented to patients via virtual reality glasses connected to an Android phone using the YouTube VR Pro application. Patients can look around freely in the video and watch it again if they choose. The main intervention is this virtual reality experience before surgery. Participants will be assessed for changes in their level of surgical fear and perceptions of nursing care after the virtual reality experience. Researchers will also observe vital signs and monitor the need for premedication. The study aims to improve patient outcomes by enhancing the quality of care and reducing surgery-related fear. The trial is expected to start in August 2024 and continue until December 2025.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
The Effect of the Operating Room Environment on Patients Experienced With Virtual Reality Glasses Before Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Being 18 years or older
- Agreeing to participate in the research
- Having elective cholecystectomy surgery
- Knowledge of Turkish and no communication barriers
- Having surgery for the first time and not having seen the operating room environment
You will not qualify if you...
- Being 18 years of age or younger
- Refusal to participate in the research
- Having undergone surgery and having seen the operating room environment before
- Not knowing Turkish and having any communication barrier
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Before surgery
Participants experience the operating room environment through virtual reality glasses before their surgery to help reduce surgical fear and improve perceptions of care.
1 visit (in-person) to watch the virtual reality video
Duration - Post-surgery period
Participants' levels of surgical fear and perceptions of nursing care are assessed after surgery to evaluate the effects of the virtual reality experience.
1 visit (in-person) after surgery for assessment
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
İmren Erer
İnönü, Eskişehir, Turkey (Türkiye), 26670
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İmren Erer
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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