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NCT Number: NCT07222839

Impact of Immersive Video Education on Cardiothoracic Surgery Anxiety and Outcomes

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to examine the effect of visually immersive preoperative education on levels of anxiety and patient outcomes in patients undergoing cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

South Miami Hospital

Miami, Florida, 33143, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Inpatients and outpatients scheduled for elective cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients undergoing emergent cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery
  • Patients with altered mental status
  • History of mental health disorders (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)
  • Legally blind/complete blindness and hearing impaired (without hearing aids)

Treatment and study plan

Visually Immersive Video

Behavioral

The patients watch a 5-minute visually immersive education video on what to expect postoperatively on arrival to the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) followed by the opportunity for discussion/explanation and questions.

Standard of Care

Behavioral

The patient receives a basic verbal explanation of what to expect postoperatively on arrival to CVICU followed by the opportunity for questions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Anxiety relief (self-report measure 1 - State-Trait Anxiety Inventory)

    Time frame: 30 minutes

    Patient's anxiety will be measured using the 20-item State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (state scale only) (higher scores indicate higher anxiety), taken before and after preoperative education is received.

  2. Anxiety relief (self-report measure 2 - Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety)

    Time frame: 30 minutes

    Patient's anxiety will be measured using the Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A), a slider scale of 0 - 100 is used to self-report anxiety (0 = not anxious and 100 = extremely anxious), taken before and after preoperative education is received.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anxiety relief (physiological measure 1 - blood pressure)

    Time frame: 30 minutes

    Blood pressure is measured before and after receipt of preoperative education. Increased anxiety may cause elevation of this physiological indicator.

  2. Anxiety relief (physiological measure 2 - heart rate)

    Time frame: 30 minutes

    Heart rate is measured before and after receipt of preoperative education. Increased anxiety may cause elevation of this physiological indicator.

  3. Anxiety relief (physiological measure 3 - respiratory rate)

    Time frame: 30 minutes

    Respiratory rate is measured before and after receipt of preoperative education. Increased anxiety may cause elevation of this physiological indicator.

  4. Postoperative CVICU Outcome 1 - Length of Stay

    Time frame: Within 30 days after the patient is discharged from CVICU

    Patients' length of stay (# days) in the CVICU.

  5. Postoperative CVICU Outcome 2 - Intubation Time

    Time frame: Within 30 days after the patient is discharged from CVICU

    Intubation time = Length of time the patient is on mechanical ventilation.

  6. Postoperative CVICU Outcome 3 - Re-intubation

    Time frame: Within 30 days after the patient is discharged from CVICU

    Re-intubation after initial removal from mechanical ventilation (yes or no).

  7. Postoperative CVICU Outcome 4 - Blood Sugar Regulation

    Time frame: Within 30 days after the patient is discharged from CVICU

    Blood sugar regulation = comparison of point-of-care blood sugar levels taken on postoperative day 1 and on the day of discharge from CVICU.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Baptist Health South Florida

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Exploring the Effect of Visually Immersive Video Education on Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients' Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Outcomes

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Oct 30, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 4, 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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