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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.


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NCT number NCT05860192
Study type Interventional
Source Ospedale Regionale di Mendrisio
Contact Andrea Polito
Phone 0918113510
Email andrea.polito@eoc.ch
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 15, 2023
Completion date June 2024

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