Using virtual reality to improve comfort during heart device implantation

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the impact of a virtual reality experience on patient comfort during the implantation of cardiac electronic devices under local anesthesia. Patients over 18 years old who are undergoing either a new device implantation or a battery change will participate. The intervention involves the use of a virtual reality application designed to enhance the patient's experience during the procedure. The study aims to determine if this innovative approach can reduce discomfort and anxiety associated with the procedure.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients over 18 year old,
* Patients who signed the consent form and accepted to participate to the trial,
* New cardiac electronic device implantation or cardiac electronic device battery change,
* Surgical procedure planned in ambulatory care.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Communication limitations,
* Surgical procedure planned in sedation or narcosis,
* Severe sensorial deficits (visual, auditory),
* Claustrophobia,
* Known motion sickness,
* Patient isolated or with contact precautions,
* Known or anticipated psychiatric diseases,
* Patient known for epilepsia,
* Opened scar and or ongoing infection at the level of the face and/or eyes,
* Patient evaluated non suitable for the study by the surgeon, cardiologist or anesthetist.

Where it's running

• Istituto CardioCentro
  Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Herve Schlotterbeck, MD
• Email: herve.schlotterbeck@eoc.ch
• Phone: +41918115189

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.