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Virtual Reality as a Digital Premed to Alleviate Pain and Anxiety Preoperatively in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Led by Medical University of Lodz · Updated on 2025-04-08
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
110 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of this research study is to evaluate the impact of immersive VR exposure on preoperative anxiety and pain. Additionally, to assess whether VR intervention would significantly alleviate pain and anxiety levels of patients undergoing complex spinal surgeries. Investigators hypothesize that the application of pre-operative VR-based intervention will alleviate anxiety and pain both pre- and post-operatively when it is used as treatment to complement standard care compared to standard routine care alone, and that it may lead to better outcomes and higher satisfaction in patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Reality as a Digital Premed to Alleviate Pain and Anxiety Preoperatively in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult patients between 25 and 70 years old undergoing elective spinal surgery
- Admission to hospital at least one day before surgery
- Expected hospital stay of at least two days
- Ability to provide informed consent and participate in follow-up questionnaires
- Ability to speak Polish
You will not qualify if you...
- Congestive heart failure, hypertension, or use of anti-hypertensive medications
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Alcohol or substance addiction as evaluated by screening tools
- Cognitive impairment assessed by standard tests
- Cerebrovascular, ophthalmological, or neurological conditions including epilepsy, dementia, vertigo, dizziness, or motion sickness
- Auditory impairment
- Psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or psychotic depression
- Neuropathic pain
- Use of sedatives, anti-depressants, anxiolytics, or anti-epileptic drugs
- Intracranial functional lesions or history of traumatic brain injury
- High risk due to major or emergency operations
- Claustrophobia
- Glasgow Coma Scale score less than 15
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Redwan Rahman Jabbar
Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, 90-549
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Research Team
R
Redwan Jabbar, MD, PhD (Candid.)
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
3
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