Virtual Reality for Pain and Anxiety Relief During Peripheral Angioplasty

Kastamonu University52 enrolled

Overview

Peripheral arterial disease can cause serious leg pain and discomfort. During treatment with angioplasty, patients often feel pain and anxiety because the procedure is usually done with local anesthesia and no sedation. Virtual reality (VR) may help reduce these feelings by distracting patients. This study will test whether using VR glasses during peripheral angioplasty can lower patients' pain and anxiety. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups: one will use VR, the other will not. Pain and anxiety will be measured at different times during the procedure. The need for extra pain or anxiety medication and overall satisfaction will also be recorded.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Peripheral Angioplasty Pain Management Virtual Reality

Interventions

Virtual reality (VR) will be applied to patients in this group in addition to painkillers. VR is a non-pharmacological method that uses special glasses to create an immersive visual and auditory experience. It helps distract patients from the procedure and may reduce pain and anxiety.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Undergoing elective peripheral angioplasty * Can cooperate and appropriate for wearing VR glasses Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing emergency peripheral angioplasty * With neurological and psychiatric conditions that prevent reliable assessment of pain or anxiety scores

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

Pain level will be measured with the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). It ranges between minimum 0 and maximum 10 points. 0 point reffers no pain, 10 points reffer most serious pain.

Time frame: 1 day

State Anxiety Inventory-6 (STAI-6)

Anxiety level was measured with the State Anxiety Inventory-6 (STAI-6). After a correction formula it ranges between minimum 20 and maximum 80 points. 20 points reffer lower anxiety, 80 points reffer higher anxiety.