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Effect of Virtual Reality on the Need of Premedication Before Surgery

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
NCT07450456 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This study will assess, on patients requesting a pharmacological premedication in the preoperative period, if virtual reality reality could reduce the request of pharmacological premedication while maintaining a good level of comfort for the patient. The aim of this study is to understand if virtual reality could reduce the need for pharmacological premedication and their associated secondary effects.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients undergoing elective surgery * Minimal age of 18-year-old * Able to give informed consent for the study * Requesting pharmacological premedication in the pre-operative period. Exclusion Criteria: * Lacking capacity or ability to complete the consent form or to respond to the required obligations linked to the study protocol * Contraindications to pharmacological premedication * Known cognitive dysfunction, previous history of neurological/psychiatric diseases like epilepsy * Non Italian speaking patients * Injuries to the head/face that would prohibit wearing headsets * Infectious skin conditions of the head/face * Contact isolation due to bacteria and viruses * Symptoms of vertigo or motion sickness * Reduced visual or auditory acuity * Pregnancy * Claustrophobia
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What it tests

  • Virtual Reality
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Where

1 site
Istituto Cardiocentro
Lugano, Switzerland
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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