Before Colonoscopy Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Anxiety and Vital Signs

NCT06407531 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: VRG208
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was planned to examine the effect of virtual reality application on the patient's anxiety and vital signs before colonoscopy. The hypotheses of the research are as follows: H1: Virtual reality application before colonoscopy has an effect on patients' anxiety and vital signs. H0: Virtual reality application before colonoscopy has no effect on patients' anxiety and vital signs. Before colonoscopy, patients in the study group will be asked to watch videos using virtual reality glasses.

Conditions

Colonoscopy

Keywords

virtual reality glasses; surgical nursing; colonoscopy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Anxiety (Visual Analog Scale-Anxiety)

  Patients' anxiety will be evaluated (0-10 point). Grading is made with a 10 cm long horizontal or vertical ruler on the scale and "0" means no anxiety and "10" means the most severe anxiety. In the application, the patient was asked to mark the intensity of pain he felt on the ruler and the value was measured and recorded.

  30 minutes before colonoscopy

• Anxiety (Visual Analog Scale-Anxiety)

  Patients' anxiety will be evaluated (0-10 point). Grading is made with a 10 cm long horizontal or vertical ruler on the scale and "0" means no anxiety and "10" means the most severe anxiety. In the application, the patient was asked to mark the intensity of pain he felt on the ruler and the value was measured and recorded.

  5-10 minutes before colonoscopy

• Systolic blood pressure

  In the measurement of vital signs of individuals, devices that measure digital blood pressure will be used by applying the necessary hygiene rules at patient transitions.

  30 minutes before colonoscopy

• Systolic blood pressure

  In the measurement of vital signs of individuals, devices that measure digital blood pressure will be used by applying the necessary hygiene rules at patient transitions.

  5-10 minutes before colonoscopy

• Diastolic blood pressure

  In the measurement of vital signs of individuals, devices that measure digital blood pressure will be used by applying the necessary hygiene rules at patient transitions.

  30 minutes before colonoscopy

• Diastolic blood pressure

  In the measurement of vital signs of individuals, devices that measure digital blood pressure will be used by applying the necessary hygiene rules at patient transitions.

  5-10 minutes before colonoscopy

• Heart rate

  In the measurement of vital signs of individuals, devices that measure digital pulse will be used by applying the necessary hygiene rules at patient transitions.

  5-10 minutes before colonoscopy

• Heart rate

  In the measurement of vital signs of individuals, devices that measure digital pulse will be used by applying the necessary hygiene rules at patient transitions.

  30 minutes before colonoscopy

Study Arms (2)

VR-G

EXPERIMENTAL

The patient will wear virtual glasses and watch a video 30 minutes before the procedure.

Other: VR-G

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be performed on control group patients and the standard care protocol of the clinic will be applied.

Interventions

VR-G OTHER

Patients watched videos with virtual glasses before undergoing colonoscopy

VR-G

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in the research,
• Being literate,
• Be 18 years or older.

You may not qualify if:

• Performing colonoscopy at the same time as endoscopy,
• Using any analgesic or anxiolytic,
• Having a visual or hearing impairment,
• Performing an emergency colonoscopy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Akdeniz University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Finike State Hospital

Antalya, Finike, 07740, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Yenigun Akbulut SC, Alptekin HM, Unver S. Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Intervention on Anxiety and Vital Signs of Patients Before Colonoscopy: A Randomised Controlled Study. Nurs Open. 2026 Mar;13(3):e70465. doi: 10.1002/nop2.70465.

  PMID: 41840460 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: While the principal investigator and another co-researcher collected data, the co-researcher collected and recorded the data without having any knowledge of the results of the study. Data analysis will be completed by an independent researcher.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer Dr.

Model Details: 30 minutes before colonoscopy, the patients' systolic, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate were measured and recorded. Anxiety levels were determined with VAS. Afterwards, the patients were shown videos using virtual reality glasses. 5-10 minutes before the colonoscopy, the patients' systolic, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate were measured and recorded. Anxiety levels were determined with VAS.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2024
• First Posted: May 9, 2024
• Study Start: November 25, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2024
• Study Completion: July 1, 2024
• Last Updated: May 18, 2026

Record last verified: 2024-07

Locations

TU (1)