CompletedNot Applicable

The Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality as a Pain Control Modality After Hip Arthroscopy

United States70 participantsStarted 2023-11-01

Plain-language summary

1. The purpose of the research is to assess the efficacy of postoperative immersive virtual reality (iVR) compared to a standard multimodal pain regimen including opioids and a local block on acute postoperative pain management following hip arthroscopy 2. The primary research procedures are medical record review for demographic information, head-mounted immersive virtual reality experience in PACU, and pre-operative and post-operative surveys 3. The study will enroll adult patients of all ages undergoing elective hip arthroscopy procedures for any diagnosis

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 18 years of age or older with hip pathology * Failed non-operative treatment of hip pathology * Undergoing primary, elective and isolated hip arthroscopy for their hip pathology * Complete pre-operative and post-operative questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * Minors (17 years of age and younger) * Traumatic injuries undergoing emergent surgery * Undergoing revision hip arthroscopic surgery * Do not complete pre-operative and post-operative questionnaires * Patients not able to undergo elective surgery * Pregnant women * Prisoners * Patients with conditions that interfere with VR usage including: history of seizure or epilepsy, facial injury precluding safe placement of headset, visual impairment impacting ability to visualize VR images, hearing impairment impacting ability to follow audio instructions

What they're measuring

Pain visual analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: one time at Day 1 post operative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05868369

SponsorCedars-Sinai Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-04-25