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Interest of the Virtual Reality Headset in the Management of Perioperative Stress in Patients Candidates for Total Thyroidectomy

Interest of the Virtual Reality Headset in the Management of Perioperative Stress in Patients Candidates for Total Thyroidectomy

Non Recruiting
18 years and older
All
Phase N/A

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Overview

Study the interest of hypnosis techniques by virtual reality based on the use of a virtual reality headset with the AQUA® application on the reduction of pre-operative stress in patients candidates for total thyroidectomy

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient> 18 years old
  • Man or woman
  • Patient candidate for a total thyroidectomy, or a thyroid totalization
  • Preoperative Euthyroidism
  • Can justify outpatient care: score of the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) 1, 2 or 3 stable; accompanied for return at home; can be watched by a loved one the night after returning home; reachable by telephone; living within an hour of transportation from a hospital and having a good level of understanding.
  • No history of parathyroid or recurrent pathology
  • Signature of informed consent before any specific procedure related to the study
  • Subject affiliated with a health security system

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient with a submerged goiter (lower edge of the thyroid not seen on the preoperative cervical ultrasound)
  • Patient with uncontrolled infectious pathology
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or lack of contraception during genital activity
  • Patient with illnesses or conditions that hinder their ability to understand follow and / or comply with study procedures
  • Patient with personality disorders and / or psychiatric pathology
  • Patient deprived of liberty or placed under the authority of a guardian

Study details
    Thyroid Cancer
    Thyroidectomy

NCT04481893

Centre Francois Baclesse

20 August 2025

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