Virtual Reality for Patient Informed Consent in Neurosurgery
Virtual Reality for Patient Informed Consent in Neurosurgery - a Randomized Controlled Trial
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
34 participants
Oct 22, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate benefits of VR (virtual reality)-based patient informed consent in neurosurgery regarding subjective patient comprehension, patient-doctor relationship and anxiety.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Patients between the age of 18 and 75
- Surgical clipping for intracranial aneurysm, resection of vascular malformations
- Craniotomy and Resection of intracranial tumors that can be segmented for VR
Exclusion Criteria3
- Visual or auditory impairment with no sufficient aid
- Patient that had VR informed consent for surgery before
- Psychiatric illness, cognitive impairment
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Interventions
The "intervention" group will be the on receiving VR-based patient informed consent. One surgeon from the study team will be guiding the patient through their VR model first with demonstration of the technology and the model, afterwards the patient will be enabled to use the VR system by themselves. During the whole process the patient will be able to ask questions. Depending on the planned surgery, the surgical approach as well important anatomical structures will be explained.
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NCT06627426