Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06458608 |
| Other study ID # |
Hm20240001 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
May 30, 2024 |
| Est. completion date |
June 1, 2024 |
Study information
| Verified date |
June 2024 |
| Source |
Gümüshane University |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
VR, with its developing technology, is a new technique used in the healthcare industry
combined with cognitive technology to reduce the symptoms experienced by patients and to
relieve the patient. This study investigates whether virtual tour environments created using
virtual reality glasses have an effect on patients' vital signs, symptoms and comfort
during the hemodialysis session. It is aimed to evaluate the effect of Virtual Reality Based
Videos applied during hemodialysis treatment on Hemodialysis Symptoms, vital signs and
Comfort.
Description:
Hemodialysis (HD) is one of the treatment options used to regulate renal functions in the
treatment of chronic renal failure. In hemodialysis, patients have to cope with many problems
during the treatment process as well as the disease. In addition, patients require HD
treatment, which lasts three to four hours, three times a week on average. Factors such as
having to go to a dialysis center for these treatments, patients having to continue their
lives depending on the machine, restriction of movements during the session, increased
dependency of the patient, deterioration in their adaptation to professional and social
relationships affect the patients' daily life activities and reduce their comfort. With
the developing technology, virtual reality, a new technique in the healthcare industry, has
begun to be used in nursing care in order to reduce the symptoms experienced by patients and
to comfort the patient.
The virtual reality device removes the patient from the environment with the glasses and
headphones attached to the person's head, along with the image on the screen and
simultaneous sounds, and focuses his/her attention on the virtual video images. This study
was planned as a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of virtual reality-based
videos on hemodialysis symptoms and comfort in hemodialysis patients. The research was
planned to be conducted with 50 hemodialysis patients. "Patient Introduction Form",
"Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI)", "Vital Signs Monitoring Form",
"Hemodialysis Comfort Scale Version II" will be used to collect data. After the
scales were applied, patients in the experimental group were exposed to virtual reality
glasses for 30 minutes, twice a week for 8 weeks. The video will be watched. At the end of 8
weeks, the scales will be applied again and compared with the initial scale results.
As a result, in line with the findings obtained from the research, the effect of virtual
reality application on dialysis symptoms, vital signs and comfort during hemodialysis
treatment will be determined and suggestions will be made to encourage patients to use
virtual reality methods in the environments where they are treated.
