NCT05860192

Brief Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to reduce preoperative anxiety by Virtual Reality mindfulness. Population: all adults, able to give their consent and scheduled for surgery with high preoperative anxiety defined by Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) score \> 10. The study will recruit 100 patients in one university teaching hospital. The main question it aims to answer is: may mindfulness by Virtual Reality reduce preoperative anxiety in patients particularly anxious for the surgery? Participants will be asked to undergo to a single mindfulness virtual reality session before the surgery.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2023

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 26, 2023

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 16, 2023

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 15, 2023

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2024

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

November 21, 2023

Status Verified

November 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

11 months

First QC Date

April 26, 2023

Last Update Submit

November 17, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change from one week before surgery in anxiety on STAI score some hours before the intervention

    The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) score is a validated, self reported instrument to assessing state and trait anxiety. Possible scores range from "no or low anxiety" (20-37) to "high anxiety" (45-80). Change = (one week before - some hours before the surgery and after mindfulness in virtual reality)

    Up to two weeks

Study Arms (1)

Virtual Reality

EXPERIMENTAL

Each patient undergoes to a virtual reality session of mindfullness. This lasts about 30 minutes.

Device: Virtual RealityOther: application for mindfulness

Interventions

Application used to realize mindfulness in virtual reality

Also known as: Guided Meditation VR
Virtual Reality

Use of this virtual reality headset to deliver a single mindfulness session

Also known as: Meta, Oculus 2
Virtual Reality

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • adults able to give their consent, scheduled for elective surgery and with high preoperative anxiety defined by Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) \> 10

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnancy
  • Epilepsy
  • Pacemaker wearers
  • Mental diseases
  • Alcohol or drug addiction
  • Severe hearing loss or blindness
  • Simultaneous participation to other studies

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Andrea Polito

Mendrisio, 6850, Switzerland

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Mindfulness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyBehavior TherapyPsychotherapyBehavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

  • Andrea Polito

    Ospedale Beata Vergine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Andrea Polito

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Anesthesia Clinical Professor, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 26, 2023

First Posted

May 16, 2023

Study Start

June 15, 2023

Primary Completion

May 1, 2024

Study Completion

June 1, 2024

Last Updated

November 21, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations