Utilization of Different Virtual Reality Experiences
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Otolaryngological Disease
- Pain Postoperative
- Surgery
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Crossover AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 89 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Optimal postoperative pain control after head and neck surgery is vital for recovery, and non-pharmacologic strategies to improve pain may help reduce narcotic use. Further, preoperative anxiety is common and can impact postoperative pain, analgesic requirements, and recovery. In addition to facilit...
Optimal postoperative pain control after head and neck surgery is vital for recovery, and non-pharmacologic strategies to improve pain may help reduce narcotic use. Further, preoperative anxiety is common and can impact postoperative pain, analgesic requirements, and recovery. In addition to facilitating with postoperative pain control, VR may have a role in reducing preoperative anxiety. However, it is unclear whether different VR experiences may be more beneficial for different clinical applications. This study will evaluate if there are differences in preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain when utilizing different VR experiences. Patients undergoing head and neck surgery will be randomly allocated preoperatively to first participate in either a mindfulness or active gaming VR experience, and then postoperatively will crossover and participate in the other experience they did not utilize prior to surgery.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04828980
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ryan Li, MD Oregon Health and Science University
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