CompletedNot Applicable

Virtual Reality for Anxiety Management in Mechanically Vented Patients

United States10 participantsStarted 2017-11-09

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and feasibility of virtual reality for anxiety treatment in mechanically ventilated patients.

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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✓. Mechanically ventilated; defined as having an endotracheal tube or tracheostomy and requiring continuous support from a mechanical ventilator.
✓. Able to spontaneously maintain a state of wakefulness and alertness and able to follow commands
✓. Able to communicate with research staff; defined as writing or head nods/shakes

✕. Delirious; defined as positive on the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU +)
✕. Expected to be liberated from ventilator within 12 hours of potential enrollment
✕. Existence of skull injury or recent surgery (craniectomy) which precludes safely wearing VR visor
✕. Impaired ability to see or hear, as determined by study investigator
✕. Ventilator settings with positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) greater than 10
✕. Inability to be safely removed from physical restraints for VR (virtual reality) sessions
✕. Chronic ventilator dependence prior to the present hospitalization
✕. Lacking capacity to consent for one's self

Incidence of safety events

Timeframe: Immediately following treatment session

NCT IDNCT03169374

SponsorUniversity of Minnesota

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-08-31