Colonoscopy is an exam which can be responsible for pain and discomfort for the patient. Therefore colonoscopy is performed most of the time under general anaesthesia. Moreover, drug-induced sedation comes with adverse effects especially among fragile patients. Besides, monitoring patients during and after sedation is both logistically demanding and costly. Virtual reality offers immersive and three dimensional experiences that distract the attention and might improve patients comfort. The aim of the study is to investigate the use of virtual reality during colonoscopy versus general anaesthesia.
The study is based on a home made questionnaires completed by the operator and the patient before and after the colonoscopy.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
120
Colonoscopy
Complete colonoscopy defined by caecum intubation (binary criterion : yes or no)
found of the report
Time frame: baseline
Pain evaluated by Numeric Rating Scale during the procedure (0 no pain and 10 highest imaginable pain)
asked on the questionnaire
Time frame: baseline
Anxiety evaluated by the validated score State Trait Anxiety Inventory ranging from 20 (absence of anxiety) to 80 (highest anxiety)
asked on the questionnaire
Time frame: baseline
Comfort evaluated by Gloucester Comfort Scale between 1 comfortable and 5 severe discomfort
asked on the questionnaire
Time frame: baseline
Satisfaction evaluated on scale of willingness to return (0 no willing at all to 10 definitively willing)
asked on the questionnaire
Time frame: baseline
Polyp removal (binary criterion : yes or no)
found on the report
Time frame: baseline
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