Virtual Reality Glasses and Stress Ball Applications in Dressing Change

Launched by SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY · Jun 20, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how virtual reality glasses and stress balls can help reduce pain, anxiety, and discomfort during dressing changes for patients who have recently undergone abdominal surgery. Dressing changes are an important part of healing, but they can often cause stress and fear for patients. The researchers want to see if using VR glasses or stress balls can help distract patients and make the experience more comfortable.

To be eligible for this study, participants must be over 18 years old, have had abdominal surgery, and be on the first day after their surgery when they will receive their first dressing change. They should also be aware of their surroundings and have no issues with vision, hearing, or communication. The study will include 120 participants, dividing them into three groups: one using VR glasses, another using stress balls, and a control group with no special interventions. Participants can expect to be monitored for their pain levels, anxiety, and overall comfort during the dressing change, and the findings could lead to better care for future patients.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Acceptance to participate in the study both in writing and verbally.
• • Being over 18,
• • Having undergone abdominal surgery,
• • Being on the 1st day after surgery,
• • Being subjected to first dressing after surgery,
• • Staying in the one-person room or being the only patient in the room,
• • Being conscious (person, place and time orientation),
• • Patients who have no vision, hearing or communication problems will be included in the study.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients using analgesic, anxiolytic, and sedative medications before, during, and immediately after dressing changes.
• • Having chronic pain disorder
• • Having a disease that may affect primarily vital signs (such as Hypertension, COPD),
• • Not having any psychiatric and cognitive/mental disease (dementia, etc.),
• • Having chronic diseases like epilepsy, vertigo,
• • Being diagnosed with vision, hearing(auditory) and/or balance disorder
• • Having an addiction or abusing alcohol or drugs.