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NCT Number: NCT05112302

A Study to Evaluate Virtual Reality As Adjunct to Anesthesia During Orthopedic Surgery

The purpose of this study is to obtain feedback from patients and orthopedic surgeons who agree to use virtual reality (VR ) as an adjunct to standard of care in orthopedic cases under regional or central neuraxial nerve block. This will serve as a preliminary study for future trials to compare outcomes between VR and standard of care vs standard of care only.

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Key information

Conditions

Knee Arthropathy Hip Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Mayo Clinic in Florida

Jackson, Florida, 32224, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years old.
  • Patients scheduled for orthopedic procedure under regional or central neuraxial nerve block (anterior primary hip arthroplasty or primary knee arthroplasty).
  • Subject willing to participate and able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Age < 18 years old.
  • History of motion sickness or blindness.
  • Unable to consent due to cognitive difficulty.
  • Current diagnosis of epilepsy, dementia, or other neurological disease that may prevent use of VR hardware and software.

Sensitivity to flashing light or motion.

  • Recent stroke.
  • Injury to the eyes, face, neck, or arms that prevents comfortable use of VR hardware or software, or safe use of the hardware (e.g., open wound, sores, or skin rash on face).

Treatment and study plan

Virtual Reality

Other

Use of virtual reality goggles during procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Impact of virtual reality on anxiety level

    Time frame: Up to 2 hours

    Evaluate patients' satisfaction with using virutal reality and reduction in anxiety during orthopedic procedures

Secondary outcomes

  1. Impact of virtual reality on pharmacological therapy doses

    Time frame: Up to 2 hours

    Elucidate the impact of VR on pharmacological therapy doses required for proper analgesia and anxiolysis and on reduction of drug side effects in patient using VR during surgeries.

  2. Impact of virtual reality on patient's perioperative temperature

    Time frame: Up to 3 hours

    Evaluate if utilizing virtual reality has a positive impact in preventing patient hypothermia intra- and post-operatively.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Use of Virtual Reality as an Adjunct for Anesthesia During Orthopedic Procedures Under Regional or Central Neuraxial Nerve Block. A Pilot and Feasibility Study

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 8, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 21, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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