RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06745765

Virtual Reality for Anxiety in Interventional Radiology Procedures

Effects of Virtual Reality in the Management of Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Interventional Radiology Procedures: Randomized Study


Sponsor

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Enrollment

236 participants

Start Date

Nov 1, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if virtual reality works to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does virtual reality lower anxiety in patients undegoing minimally invasive procedures? Can it help the platient's compliance and operators' satisfaction? Researchers will compare virtual reality to usual preoperative care to see if virtual reality is effective. Participants will: Use virtual reality for 20 minutes before the intervention starts. Complete questionnaires before and after the procedure.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) headsets during a CT-guided needle biopsy (a procedure where a needle is inserted into a tissue to collect a sample, guided by a CT scanner) can reduce anxiety and pain for patients receiving only local anesthesia. **You may be eligible if...** - You are scheduled for a CT-guided needle biopsy under local anesthesia - You have given informed consent **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You do not consent to the study - Your biopsy requires general anesthesia or sedation - You do not speak Italian or English - You have significant vision or hearing impairment - You are currently taking pain medications or anti-anxiety drugs - You have dementia, psychiatric disorders, headaches, dizziness, epilepsy, or recent head injury that could make VR unsafe Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DEVICEVirtual reality headset

Patients will use virtual reality before the procedure in addition to usual preoperative care.


Locations(1)

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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