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Virtual Reality Immersive Relaxation for Satisfaction (OR-VR Trial)

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Led By Brian O'Gara, MD
Research Sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
- Patients undergoing upper extremity (hand, wrist, arm, and/or elbow) surgery at BIDMC under MAC
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up one month postoperatively
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OR-VR Trial Summary

This is a randomized, controlled trial designed to investigate whether the use of virtual reality immersive relaxation during hand/arm operations can allow for a relaxing operating room experience for patients while potentially reducing anesthesia requirements.

Eligible Conditions
  • Satisfaction
  • Relaxation Therapy
  • Intravenous Anesthesia
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Post-Anaesthetic Recovery Syndrome

OR-VR Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

OR-VR Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~one month postoperatively
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and one month postoperatively for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Intraoperative Propofol Dose
Secondary outcome measures
Difference Between Preoperative and Postoperative QuickDASH Scores
Hand Disability (QuickDASH)
Length of PACU Stay
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OR-VR Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Virtual Reality Immersive RelaxationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients in the experimental group will wear a headset and be immersed in a virtual reality environment during their surgery. There are various short videos and environments such as sitting on a beach that are designed to promote relaxation and calmness. Throughout their surgery patients will be monitored according to current anesthesia standards. The relaxation programming will run for the duration of the operative procedure. At the end of the procedure the headset will be removed and standard postoperative care will commence.
Group II: Usual Anesthesia CareActive Control1 Intervention
Patients in the usual care arm will undergo the current standard of care for hand/wrist surgery and postoperative recovery. They will be asked to refrain from using a virtual reality headset during their surgery.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterLead Sponsor
837 Previous Clinical Trials
13,010,232 Total Patients Enrolled
VRHealth Group LtdIndustry Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
20 Total Patients Enrolled
Brian O'Gara, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2 Previous Clinical Trials
96 Total Patients Enrolled

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clinicaltrials.govStudy
Virtual Reality in the Operating Room
Brian O'Gara 2018. "Virtual Reality in the Operating Room". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03614325.
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