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NCT Number: NCT07132710

Reorganization Strategy to Optimize the Use of Virtual Reality

The benefits of virtual reality (VR) in managing pain and anxiety for critical care patients has never been demonstrated, even if a positive effect has been demonstrated in other populations of patients. A preliminary survey in 8 critical care units equipped with the VR mask, identified a under-use of masks by critical care teams. Before addressing the question of the effectiveness of the VR mask in a population of critical care patients, we must first identify the barriers and facilitators to its use and propose a new organization in critical care units promoting the use of VR mask by autonomous caregivers. A qualitative study will be conducted with patients and caregivers of a critical care unit to identify the barriers and facilitators to the use of virtual reality masks in the management of pain and anxiety by caregivers.

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Key information

Conditions

Adult Patients Managed in a Cardiac Critical Care Unit With a Pathology Requiring at Least One Potentially Painful and Anxiety-provoking Invasive Procedure

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hôpital Louis Pradel - Hospices Civils de Lyon

Bron, France, 69500

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Volunteer caregivers working in the cardiac critical care unit for at least 6 months.
Adult patients treated in the unit with a condition requiring at least one potentially painful and anxiety-provoking invasive procedure (e.g., Central Venous Line placement, Arterial Catheter Insertion, ...) allowing the use of the VR mask.
Patients able to understand the instructions without language barriers, to ensure the validity of the interviews and the quality of the data collected.

Exclusion criteria

Staff not volunteering to participate in the study.
Patients whose condition presents a medical contraindication to the use of VR mask or who present cognitive disorders.

Treatment and study plan

semi-structured interviews

Other

Patients and caregivers will be interviewed about the barriers and facilitators to the use of VR masks in the management of pain and anxiety, in order to propose organizational changes that encourage their use.

Primary outcomes

Identify the barriers and facilitators to the use of virtual reality mask by paramedical staff in the management of invasive care for critical care patients

Time frame: Participants will be interviewed once (about one-hour interview)

Patients and caregivers of a cardiac critical care unit will be interviewed (semi-structured interviews) to gather their perceptions on the use of virtual reality mask for pain and anxiety management in invasive care for critical care patients

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Strategy for Optimizing the Use of Virtual Reality by Reorganizing Practices

Acronym: S'OUVRIR

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Aug 20, 2025
Registry last updated: Aug 20, 2025

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