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Effects of Virtual Glasses, Stress Ball and Music Intervention on Pain, Anxiety and Comfort in Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Surgery

No phase Interventional Pain Anxiety Inguinal Hernia

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Music intervention, stres ball, Virtual Reality Glasses.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Pain, Anxiety, Inguinal Hernia. Basic parameters: 18 years — 70 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
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Next step
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Official title

Effects of Virtual Glasses, Stress Ball and Music Intervention on Pain, Anxiety and Comfort in Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

Although it changes with age, due to its high incidence and prevalence, inguinal hernia is one of the most commonly performed surgeries by general surgeons. Pain, anxiety and changes in comfort levels in patients after inguinal hernia repair surgery negatively affect the patient's recovery after surgery. One of the goals of nursing care practices in the perioperative period, especially in patients undergoing surgery, is to provide and maintain patient comfort. Today, the concept of comfort is a part of quality nursing care, allowing patients to be comfortable, carefree, recover more quickly and cope better with disease stress. Using non-pharmacological methods in pain management reduces the use of pharmacological methods, increases the patient's comfort level, reduces stress and anxiety, increases the individual's sense of control over their own health and increases physical function and daily life activities. Virtual reality, music therapy, stress ball are used in various areas of clinical medical care as a way to distract attention and relieve pain.

Detailed description

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of distraction methods such as virtual reality, music therapy and stress ball applications on pain, anxiety and comfort levels in patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery.

Interventions

  • Other Music intervention
    The patient will be asked to choose their favorite music. The playlist will include ten songs from each music group (pop, Turkish classical music, local folk songs and religious music), a total of 50 songs. The options will be shown to the patient via the phone (Apple/ MU783TU/A) and the music they want will be added to the playlist. The selected music will be listened to for 15 minutes before the surgery.
  • Other stres ball
    Stress balls will be given to the patient in both palms, they will be asked to count from one to five and squeeze twice. The patient will be shown and made to use the stress balls for 15 minutes before the surgery. When the 15 minutes are up, the patient will be informed by the nurse and the patient will be asked to release the balls.
  • Other Virtual Reality Glasses
    The patient will be shown a video of a nature walk by the nurse providing nursing care to the patient. The patients will be shown a video with virtual reality glasses for 15 minutes before the surgery.

Primary outcome measures

  • comfort [Time frame: 10 minutes before surgery stress.]
  • pain assessment [Time frame: 10 minutes before surgery pain]
  • anxiety [Time frame: 10 minutes after surgery]
  • comfort [Time frame: Will be evaluated at 10 minutes and 24 hours after surgery]
  • pain assesment [Time frame: Will be evaluated at 10 minutes and 24 hours after surgery]
  • anxiety [Time frame: Will be evaluated at 10 minutes and 24 hours after surgery]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Between the ages of 18-70 Inguinal surgery will be performed,
  • No communication problems, can speak Turkish,
  • No psychiatric illness or mental perception problems,
  • No vision, hearing and perception problems,
  • No physical problems in squeezing a stress ball,

Exclusion criteria

  • • Any postoperative complications,
  • Patients who do not agree to participate in the study,
  • Patients using anxiolytic drugs

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
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Publications

  • Dogan Yilmaz E, Unlusoy Dincer N. The Effects of Virtual Reality Glasses on Vital Signs and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;46(4):318-328. doi: 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000733. Epub 2023 Jun 5. PMID 37278621

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06964984 · 23.12.2024- 10/40

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗