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

Denmark, Germany75 participantsStarted 2025-11-01

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

AIM-IAM-FIM • Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), • Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM), • Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)

Timeframe: Immediately after the VR intervention the scale will be filled in by the participant

User satisfaction

Timeframe: Immediately after the VR intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07155681

SponsorAmsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-04-01

Contact for this trial

Sophie Q Vermeulen, MD

0031639012875 s.q.vermeulen@amsterdamumc.nl

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