Recovery With Virtual Reality for Stress and Pain

Sponsor
Region Skane
Study ID
NCT07679022
Status
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Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Postoperative Recovery
  • Preoperative Anxiety

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Preoperative Virtual Reality — BEHAVIORAL
    A single preoperative virtual reality session lasting approximately 10-20 minutes, administered in the waiting or preoperative area. Participants view calm nature, relaxation, or guided-breathing scenes using a virtual reality headset. The intervention is intended to provide relaxation, comfort, and distraction before surgery.
  • Usual Perioperative Care — OTHER
    Participants receive standard perioperative care according to local clinical routines. No preoperative virtual reality session is provided during the corresponding intervention period.

Study Details

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether a brief preoperative virtual reality intervention reduces anxiety and improves early recovery in adults undergoing elective gynecological surgery. Approximately 140 participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either virtual reality in addition to usual care or usual care alone. The virtual reality intervention will consist of approximately 10-20 minutes of an immersive relaxation experience before surgery. The primary outcome is the change in preoperative anxiety measured before and after the intervention. Secondary outcomes include postoperative quality of recovery, pain, opioid consumption, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and early recovery-related healthcare outcomes.

Key Dates

First listed
Jul 1, 2026
Start date
Sep 30, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2028
Completion
Feb 28, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
140 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Virtual Reality Plus Usual Care
    Participants receive a preoperative virtual reality session in addition to usual perioperative care. The session lasts approximately 10-20 minutes and is delivered in the waiting or preoperative area using calm nature or relaxation scenes intended to promote comfort and distraction.
  • Active Comparator: Usual Care
    Participants receive usual perioperative care without virtual reality during the corresponding preoperative period.

Primary Outcome Measure

Quality of Postoperative Recovery Measured With QoR-15 [ Time Frame: 24 hours after surgery ]

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