Virtual Reality During the Removal of Chest Drains in Critically-ill Patients

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title: Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Pain and Anxiety During the Removal of Chest Drains in Critically-ill Patients

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Appropriate pain and anxiety management of critically-ill patients during bedside procedures remains a big challenge. Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend preemptive analgesia or non-pharmacological interventions, such as relaxation techniques or distraction, to prevent and treat pain during nursing procedures. One of the most painful procedures in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is the removal of chest drains in post-cardiac surgical patients.

Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated simulation of a 360º immersive world in which the patient can receive visual and auditory stimuli that distract them from the real environment. Current research has demonstrated that VR reduced pain and anxiety in intravenous catheter insertions or wound care.

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of VR on pain and anxiety during the removal of chest drains, in post-cardiac surgical patients. The hypothesis is that VR reduces both pain and anxiety, in critically-ill patients, during the removal of chest drains in post-cardiac surgical patients.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a prospective, randomized, open-label, prospective study of two parallel groups of patients during the removal of chest drains:

Group 1: removal of chest drains according to the usual management protocol.

Group 2: removal of chest drains according to the usual management protocol supplemented by the use of virtual reality glasses (VR glasses) ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Critical Illness
• Pain

• NCT number: NCT05332119
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2021
• Completion date: March 15, 2023