Evaluation of the Impact of Virtual Reality on Sedation Use in Patients Undergoing Regional Anesthesia for Scheduled Orthopedic Surgery

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Virtual reality headset: Patients in the intervention group receive a virtual reality session with a hypnotic purpose during surgery under regional anesthesia. The device consists of a virtual reality headset providing visual and auditory immersion in a calming environment, freely chosen by the patient. The session begins before the regional anesthesia is administered and may continue throughout the entire surgical procedure

Standard Care (in control arm): Participants in this group receive standard anesthetic and surgical care without the use of virtual reality

Study summary

The VIRTUALR study evaluates the effect of virtual reality combined with hypnosis on anxiety in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery under regional anesthesia. Patients are randomly assigned to two groups: one group receiving virtual reality and a control group without the device. Anxiety and satisfaction questionnaires are used to compare the two groups.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Comparison of sedation use rates between the experimental group and the control group (level 0 versus ≥1). — Intraoperative period (from arrival in the operating room to the end of surgery)
  Proportion of patients who required sedation (at level ≥1) during regional anesthesia or surgery, compared to those who did not receive sedation (level 0). Sedation levels are defined according to a standardized scale.

Trial sites (1)

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