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The Effect of Patient Education and Family Interview Practices Using Virtual Reality on Patient Outcomes in Cholecystectomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Led by Marmara University · Updated on 2025-05-09
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
4 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating how patient education and family interview practices using virtual reality (VR) affect stress, anxiety, information needs, sleep quality, and satisfaction with surgery preparation in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This randomized controlled experimental study aims to answer specific questions about differences in these outcomes among patients who receive VR education, VR family interviews, or routine care. The study includes 60 patients divided into three groups: control, education, and education plus interview. Participants will be assigned to one of three groups: control with routine care, education group shown a 2-3 minute animated VR video about laparoscopic cholecystectomy, or education plus interview group who receive the VR education plus a 5-minute VR family video call in the operating room waiting area. VR glasses (Oculus Quest 2) are used for the video and family interviews. The study includes a pilot phase and thorough disinfection procedures for VR equipment between uses. Patients will complete several assessments including stress levels, anxiety and information needs, sleep quality, and satisfaction at multiple time points: on the day of hospitalization, before surgery in the waiting area, and on the first postoperative day before discharge. Data will be collected via standardized forms and scales. Researchers will monitor participants’ experiences and responses to VR interventions throughout the hospital stay, focusing on changes in psychological and sleep-related outcomes tied to surgery preparation.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
The Effect of Patient Education and in the Operating Room Family Interview Practices on Patient Outcomes Using Virtual Reality in Cholecystectomy Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients who volunteer to participate in the study
- Patients aged 18 years or older
- Patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery
- Patients without vision, hearing, or communication problems
- Patients whose relatives have a smartphone and internet connection
- Patients with stress intensity higher than 3 on a 1 to 10 scale
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients experiencing dizziness
- Patients with psychiatric disorders
- Patients with persistent sleep problems
- Patients who voluntarily leave the study
- Patients who interrupt the family video call with VR
- Patients who feel discomfort during VR application
- Patients developing allergy to VR goggle materials
- Patients who fill out data collection forms incompletely or incorrectly
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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) on the day of hospitalization
Duration - From day of hospitalization until surgery day
Participants are introduced to the study and given education using a virtual reality patient education video about laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Participants in the education+interview group also have a 5-minute virtual reality family interview in the operating room waiting area.
Visits on the day of hospitalization and in the preoperative waiting area of the operating room
Duration - Surgery day and immediate recovery period
Participants undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery followed by immediate post-operative care as part of routine hospital procedures.
1 visit on the surgery day (in-person)
Duration - 1 day post-surgery
On the morning of the first post-operative day before discharge, participants complete assessments regarding stress, anxiety, sleep quality, satisfaction with preparation, and virtual reality experience.
1 visit (in-person) on the first post-operative day before discharge
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital Prof. Dr. Asaf Ataseven Additional Service Building
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
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Çağla Islattı Mutlu
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
3
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