Virtual reality with hypnosis to lower anxiety and sedation during regional anesthesia for limb surgery

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 randomized interventional study assigns adults undergoing scheduled regional anesthesia for upper or lower limb orthopedic surgery to either a virtual reality headset with hypnosis or to standard care without the device. Researchers will compare anxiety and satisfaction using questionnaires and will record sedative use during the procedure. Key exclusions include psychiatric or cognitive disorders, premedication before arrival, language barriers, and emergency surgeries. The trial is conducted at a single center, Centre Hospitalier Eure-Seine in Évreux, France.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Signed informed consent
* Patient affiliated with or benefiting from a social security system
* Patient aged 18 years or older
* Patient requiring regional anesthesia for scheduled orthopedic surgery of the upper or lower limb

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient refusal to participate in the study
* Device interfering with the surgical or anesthetic procedure
* Premedication before arrival in the operating room
* Psychiatric or cognitive disorders, communication disorders
* Patient unable to understand the study (language barrier, psychological issues)
* Emergency surgery

Where it's running

• Centre Hospitalier Eure-Seine
  Évreux, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jean-Baptiste HARDY — Centre Hospitalier Eure-Seine
• Study coordinator: Lydia BEN BEKKOU
• Email: arc2.circe@ch-eureseine.fr
• Phone: 02 32 33 86 75

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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.