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Virtual Reality Mindfulness in Preoperative Anxious Patients

Virtual Reality Mindfulness in Preoperative Anxious Patients

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18 years and older
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Overview

The goal of this interventional study is to reduce preoperative anxiety by Virtual Reality mindfulness.

Population: all adults, able to give their consent and scheduled for surgery with high preoperative anxiety defined by Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) score > 10. The study will recruit 100 patients in one university teaching hospital.

The main question it aims to answer is: may mindfulness by Virtual Reality reduce preoperative anxiety in patients particularly anxious for the surgery? Participants will be asked to undergo to a single mindfulness virtual reality session before the surgery.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adults able to give their consent, scheduled for elective surgery and with high preoperative anxiety defined by Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) > 10

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Epilepsy
  • Pacemaker wearers
  • Mental diseases
  • Alcohol or drug addiction
  • Severe hearing loss or blindness
  • Simultaneous participation to other studies

Study details
    Test Anxiety
    Anxiety State
    Preoperative Period

NCT05860192

Ospedale Regionale di Mendrisio

26 January 2024

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