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NCT Number: NCT06458608

Hemodiasis Patients Using Virtual Reality Video

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Hemodialysis Comfort Symptoms Virtual Reality

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi

Gümüşhane, Kelkit, 2900, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Voluntarily over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • reluctant

Treatment and study plan

Virtual Reality Glasses

Device

virtual reality glasses

Primary outcomes

  1. Hemodialysis Comfort Scale Version II (HDCS Version II)

    Time frame: 8 week

    The scale consists of a total of 26 items and a 5-point Likert type. HDCS Version II has six subscales (physical relaxation, physical comfort, psychospiritual comfort, psychospiritual transcendence, environmental transcendence, and sociocultural comfort).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI) (Appendix 2)

    Time frame: 8 week

    It consists of a total of 30 items that evaluate the emotional and physical symptoms of dialysis patients and the severity of these symptoms.

  2. Vital Signs Monitoring Form

    Time frame: 8 week

    It is a form in which patients' BP, respiratory rate, pulse, temperature and oxygen saturation values are measured and recorded once a week before and after the HD procedure.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dilan aktepe coşar

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Determining the Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Videos on Hemodialysis Symptoms, Vital Signs and Comfort in Hemodialysis Patients

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jun 13, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 13, 2024

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