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Virtual Reality Intervention on Anxiety and Pain Among Adult Patients Ubdergoing an Awake Minor Suture: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Virtual reality for Suture. Completed, enrolled 80 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Background: In emergency departments, suturing is a common procedure but often causes anxiety and pain. Virtual reality (VR) intervention has been reported as a relaxing measure. Objective: The study aims to examine the effects of VR intervention on anxiety, pain, physiological parameters, local anaesthesia requirements and satisfaction in Chinese adult patients undergoing wound closure in emergency departments in Hong Kong Hypothesis:VR can alleviate anxiety and pain experienced by Chinese adult patients undergoing wound-closure procedures, the intervention can decrease extra local anesthesia requirements and physiological parameters during the procedures, and the intervention can significantly increase satisfaction during wound-closure procedures.
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Interventions
Participants in the intervention group will be received VR during the suturing procedure. Virtual reality is a three dimensions of width, height and depth that is generated digitally in a computer-generated environment that allows a user to interact with it 16.