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Evaluating Healthcare Professionals' Satisfaction and Stress Mitigation Using Virtual Reality Intervention in Surgical Ward

No phase Interventional Stress Stress (Psychology)

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Virtual Reality intervention.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Stress, Stress (Psychology). Basic parameters: from 18 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
Denmark, Germany
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Official title

Evaluating Healthcare Professionals' Satisfaction and Stress Mitigation Using Virtual Reality Intervention in Surgical Ward: a Multination Feasibility Study

Overview

The goal of this feasibility study is to learn whether a VR intervention is feasible, acceptable, and satisfactory for healthcare workers in surgical wards to help mitigate stress. Secondary objectives include assessing its potential contribution to stress reduction, user comfort, and practical integration into daily workflows. Participants will take part in a single 10-minute VR intervention session.

Detailed description

This study investigates the use of the HealthyMind Virtual Reality (VR) application as an innovative intervention to reduce stress among healthcare workers in surgical departments. Although workplace stress is common, there is currently a lack of structured interventions to address it.

The VR application provides healthcare professionals with the opportunity to relax through immersive, calming three-dimensional environments, such as a sunset by the sea or a mountain landscape. The VR headset is paired with an armband that non-invasively measures physiological parameters, including heart rate and heart rate variability. Based on these data, the VR environment automatically adapts to the user's stress level, for example by introducing a guided breathing exercise.

The intervention can be used at any self-selected moment during a shift, with the aim of offering a short and effective recovery break. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and user satisfaction of the VR intervention among healthcare workers. Secondary objectives include assessing its potential contribution to stress reduction, user comfort, and practical integration into daily workflows.

Interventions

  • Device Virtual Reality intervention
    Virtual Realtiy intervention with biofeedback for 10 minutes during a shift on the ward for healthcare professionals

Primary outcome measures

  • AIM-IAM-FIM • Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), • Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM), • Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) [Time frame: Immediately after the VR intervention the scale will be filled in by the participant]
  • User satisfaction [Time frame: Immediately after the VR intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Stress level [Time frame: immediately before the intervention (pre-intervention) and immediately after the intervention (post-intervention)]
  • CSQ-VR [Time frame: immediately after the VR intervention]
  • Best organizational fit [Time frame: At a scheduled moment within 1 month after the intervention]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Volunteering healthcare professionals (≥18 years old) working in direct patient care, such as nurses, residents, physician assistants, and surgeons, on the surgical ward.

Exclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed with epilepsy
  • Experienced VR as a trigger for their migraines
  • Severe dizziness, nausea or physical disabilities will be excluded.
  • Diagnosed with arrythmias, bradycardia or tachycardia
  • Not able to wear the VR headset due to physical or psychological conditions

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Supportive care

Study locations

Denmark · 1 center
  • Rhigshospitalet — Copenhagen
Germany · 1 center
  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf — Hamburg

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07155681 · 2025.0425

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗