The Effect of Using Virtual Reality Glasses on Post-Care Pain and Comfort Level in Intensive Care Patients

NCT06923982 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: CankırıKU-HEM-ES-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the level of pain and comfort associated with the implementation of virtual reality prior to nursing care in patients undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. The research will be conducted in the Internal Medicine Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital.

Conditions

Copd; Heart Failure; Intensive Care Unit Syndrome; Renal Failure; Gastro Esophageal Reflux

Keywords

nursing; virtual reality; pain; comfort; intensive care unit

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Pain Level Measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Before and After Nursing Care

  Pain will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain). Higher scores indicate worse pain. Pain levels will be measured before care and again 24 hours after nursing care, and compared between the experimental and control groups.

  24 hours

• Change in Overcoming Problems Sub-dimension and General Comfort Level (GCS-SF) After Virtual Reality Application

  Comfort will be assessed using the General Comfort Scale - Short Form (GCS-SF), including the "overcoming problems" sub-dimension. The GCS-SF total score ranges from 24 to 96, with higher scores indicating greater comfort. Scores will be measured 24 hours after the virtual reality application in both the experimental and control groups.

  24 hours

• Change in Refreshment/Comfort Sub-Dimension Scale Score After Virtual Reality Application

  Comfort will be evaluated using the Refreshment/Comfort sub-dimension of the General Comfort Scale - Short Form (GCS-SF). Scores range from 8 to 32, with higher scores indicating greater comfort. Scores will be measured 24 hours after the virtual reality application in both the experimental and control groups.

  24 hours

Other Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction Survey Score Related to the Use of Virtual Reality Glasses in the Experimental Group

  24 hours

Study Arms (1)

virtual reality

OTHER

During care, patients are given a duration of 3-10 minutes. virtual reality glasses (VR box 2.0 virtual glasses) for a total of 15 minutes walks in parks, nature and seaside with music background, with reality glasses (6.5 inches), videos that the patient wants to watch and whenever he/she wants, such as underwater or museum tours. Videos that could be changed were shown.

Other: virtual reality, experimental group; Other: control group

Interventions

virtual reality, experimental group OTHER

Socio-demographic characteristics form questions were asked to individuals in the intervention group before care. During the care, patients are given virtual reality glasses (VR box 2.0 virtual reality glasses and 6.5 inch) for a total of 15 minutes, ranging from 3 to 10 minutes, and watch videos that the patient wants to watch, such as park, nature and seaside walks, undersea and museum trips, with a music background. and he was shown videos that he could change at any time. After the maintenance, Visual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-P) scale, General Comfort Level Scale and Satisfaction Evaluation Scale for Virtual Reality Glasses Application questions were applied. 24 hours after the care, VAS-P and General Comfort Level Scale were administered again.

virtual reality

control group OTHER

A socio-demographic questionnaire was administered to the control group before care. During maintenance, no intervention was applied and standard care in routine practice was applied. After the care, Visual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-P) scale and General Comfort Scale were applied. 24 hours after the treatment, the Visual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-P) scale and the General Comfort Scale were applied again.

virtual reality

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Individuals who are hospitalized in the intensive care unit (with diagnoses such as cancer, chronic renal failure, heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, COPD, DM, etc.) and volunteer to participate in the study.
• Between the ages of 18-65,
• Having clear consciousness, orientation to place, time and person, and having a GCS score of 10 and above,
• Individuals who do not have any hearing or visual impairment,
• They were determined as individuals who were not on mechanical ventilation support.

You may not qualify if:

• Receiving mechanical ventilation support
• Individuals under 18 years of age and over 65 years of age

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Çankırı Karatekin University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi

Çankırı, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Heart Failure; Renal Insufficiency; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Pain

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Chronic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Esophageal Motility Disorders; Deglutition Disorders; Esophageal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: In the experimentally planned study, patients diagnosed with cancer hospitalized in the 10-bed internal medicine intensive care unit at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Hospital were first evaluated in terms of the inclusion criteria, and individuals who did not meet the criteria were excluded from the study. Eligible individuals were included in one of the intervention group and control groups using virtual reality glasses by randomization method. The lottery method was used to randomize individuals to research groups. In this method, 30 pieces of red and blue paper were placed into 2 black fabric bags by the researcher. Red paper represents the intervention group and blue paper represents the control group. Individuals who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study were asked to randomly choose a piece of paper from the bags. In this way, the groups were automatically balanced.
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Specialist Nurse

Model Details: Two groups were taken as experimental and control groups

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2024
• First Posted: April 11, 2025
• Study Start: July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: January 15, 2024
• Last Updated: April 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

TU (1)