Evaluation of the Efficacy of VR on Pain and Anxiety When Performing an Ultrasound-controlled Ankle Block.

Summary

The purpose of this study is to observe or not a reduction on pain and anxiety felt by the patient when performing an ultrasound-controlled ankle block in preparation for forefoot surgery, using a virtual reality device instead of drug sedation.

Timeline

Start

2019-01-02

Primary completion

2019-02-21

Completion

2019-02-21

Publications

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• Background Furman E, Jasinevicius TR, Bissada NF, Victoroff KZ, Skillicorn R, Buchner M. Virtual reality distraction for pain control during periodontal scaling and root planing procedures. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009 Dec;140(12):1508-16. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0102.
• Background Patterson DR, Jensen MP, Wiechman SA, Sharar SR. Virtual reality hypnosis for pain associated with recovery from physical trauma. Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2010 Jul;58(3):288-300. doi: 10.1080/00207141003760595.
• Background Nilsson S, Finnstrom B, Kokinsky E, Enskar K. The use of Virtual Reality for needle-related procedural pain and distress in children and adolescents in a paediatric oncology unit. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2009 Apr;13(2):102-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.01.003. Epub 2009 Feb 20.
• Background Konstantatos AH, Angliss M, Costello V, Cleland H, Stafrace S. Predicting the effectiveness of virtual reality relaxation on pain and anxiety when added to PCA morphine in patients having burns dressings changes. Burns. 2009 Jun;35(4):491-9. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.08.017. Epub 2008 Dec 27.
• Background Wright JL, Hoffman HG, Sweet RM. Virtual reality as an adjunctive pain control during transurethral microwave thermotherapy. Urology. 2005 Dec;66(6):1320. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.06.123.
• Background Burt DE. Virtual reality in anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth. 1995 Oct;75(4):472-80. doi: 10.1093/bja/75.4.472. No abstract available.

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