The Effect of Virtual Reality Applications
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: virtual reality glasses group.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Thyroid Cancer, Virtual Reality Therapy, Ultrasound, Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy. Basic parameters: 18 years — 75 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effect of Virtual Reality Applications on Diagnostic Procedures Performed in Patients With Suspicious Thyroid Cancer
Overview
Thyroid nodules are a common health problem in the adult population. The majority of cancers are diagnosed by thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy. Thyroid nodules generally show clinical findings in 1-5% of cases on physical examination and 20-70% on ultrasound examination. In diagnosis; Ultrasonography, fine needle aspiration biopsy, ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy, scintigraphy, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are widely used. The fact that the thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure is painful, there is no speaking or coughing during the procedure, and in case of insufficient sample, the procedure must be performed several times. Its repetition causes fear and anxiety in patients. A combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods for pain control likely provides the most effective pain relief for the patient. Distraction is one of the non-pharmacological methods used in pain control. Distraction is one of the most preferred methods to reduce pain in patients during diagnosis and treatment procedures. It is a method that allows patients to control and reduce the symptoms they experience by focusing their attention on a different point.The aim of this study is to examine the effect of using a motivational video with virtual reality glasses to distract attention during the biopsy procedure on pain, stress and fear in individuals with suspected thyroid cancer.
Detailed description
Research Type:
It was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study.
Research Population and Sample:
The research sample will consist of patients with suspected thyroid mass who applied to a University Hospitals. The sample of the research is aimed to be 100 volunteer diabetic patients who applied to the University Hospital.
Interventions
- Device virtual reality glasses group
Patients will wear virtual reality glasses throughout the ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure.
Primary outcome measures
- Visual Analogue Scale [Time frame: Before and immediately after ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Fear of Pain Scale-III [Time frame: Before and immediately after ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure]
- Beck Anxiety Scale [Time frame: Before and immediately after ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients with suspected thyroid mass
- No dizziness problem
- No vision problems
Exclusion criteria
- Mental health problems that may prevent wearing virtual reality glasses
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Dicle Univertsity — Diyarbakır
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06792929 · DICLE-ARDASURUCU-003