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Virtual Reality for Postoperative Pain Management in Older Adults (VR Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Linda Park, PhD, NP, RN

Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Expected to be hospitalized for at least 48 hours after an elective major surgery

≥ 65 years of age

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from 1-day post-surgery up to approximately 3 days post-surgery during hospita

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VR Trial Summary

This trial will investigate the use of VR to reduce pain, anxiety and relaxation in older adults after surgery. It will also assess user experience.

Who is the study for?

This study is for older adults aged 65 or over who are stable after elective major surgery and will be in the hospital for at least two days. They must understand English but can't join if they have severe cognitive issues, a history of motion sickness, epilepsy, eye/face/neck injuries preventing VR use, non-elective surgery, blindness, severe hearing loss, or if they're too sick to use VR.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial tests how feasible and acceptable it is to use a virtual reality system (REAL System i-Series) as pain management after surgery in older adults. It looks at changes in pain levels, anxiety, and relaxation immediately before and after using VR during their hospital stay.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on feasibility rather than efficacy of VR for pain management post-surgery in older patients and does not involve drugs or invasive procedures; no direct side effects from interventions like medications are expected.

VR Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I will be in the hospital for at least 2 days after my planned major surgery.

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I am 65 years old or older.

VR Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ post-surgery day 1 to 3

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~post-surgery day 1 to 3

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and post-surgery day 1 to 3 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Mean change from self-reported baseline pain immediately before using virtual reality on the 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) to immediately after using virtual reality

Secondary outcome measures

Assessment of the ability to retain enrolled participants.

Detection of virtual reality side effects immediately after using virtual reality

Determine self-reported usability of virtual reality using the System Usability Scale(SUS).

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VR Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Virtual RealityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Each enrolled participant in a single arm will be offered a virtual reality headset with a menu of virtual reality environments and experiences such as nature scenes, mindful meditation, travel, and various games. Enrolled participants be offered the virtual reality as early as the first day after their inpatient surgery in their hospital room. Each virtual reality session will last 5-30 minutes, depending on the participant's selection of the virtual reality environment/experience. Participants will have the option to use the virtual reality as often as twice daily up through the third day after their surgery during their hospitalization, for a total of six sessions.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San FranciscoLead Sponsor

2,506 Previous Clinical Trials

15,238,525 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Virtual Reality

50 Patients Enrolled for Virtual Reality

Linda Park, PhD, NP, RNPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, San Francisco

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are applications for participation being accepted at the current time?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's data states that this trial, which was initially shared on October 1st 2023, is currently recruiting participants. 30 individuals need to be recruited from a single location."

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How many individuals has the clinical trial recruited thus far?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov suggests that the trial, which was initially posted on October 1st 2023 and revised most recently on October 18th 2023, is actively searching for 30 participants at a single site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Virtual Reality as a Postoperative Pain Management Adjunct in Older Adults: An Acceptability and Feasibility Study

2023. "Virtual Reality as a Postoperative Pain Management Adjunct in Older Adults: An Acceptability and Feasibility Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06095661.

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