Pleural effusion and pneumothorax are common conditions encountered in pulmonology departments and may require chest drainage. However, the chest drainage procedure can cause anxiety in patients, leading to discomfort during the procedure. The use of virtual reality (VR) for anxiety reduction has shown promising results in various medical contexts.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
Pleural effusion and pneumothorax will be drained with the patient wearing the virtual reality headset.
CHU Nice - Hôpital Pasteur 2
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Pain and Effects of personalized virtual reality
Compare the effects of personalized virtual reality support, compared to standard support, on pain in patients undergoing chest drainage with numerical pain scale from 0 to 10.
Time frame: 18 months
Anxiety and Effects of personalized virtual reality
Compare the effects of personalized virtual reality support, compared to standard support, on anxiety in patients undergoing chest drainage with numerical anxiety scale from 0 to 10.
Time frame: 18 months
Pain assessment with or without VR headset based on heart rate
Heart rate will be used to assess the patient's pain. A heart rate between 55 and 85 beats per minute is normal.
Time frame: 18 months
Pain assessment with or without VR headset based on respiratory rate
Respiratory rate will be used to assess the patient's pain. A respiratory rate of 12 to 20 cycles per minute is normal.
Time frame: 18 months
Patient satisfaction
The evaluation will be based on the following question asked to the patient: "Are you satisfied overall with how the procedure went?" Possible answers: Yes/No.
Time frame: 18 months
Satisfaction of the paramedical team
The evaluation will be based on the following question asked to the paramedical team: "Are you generally satisfied with how the intervention went?" Possible answers: Yes/No
Time frame: 18 months
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