Virtual Reality Therapy to Improve Arthroplasty Outcomes

NCT ID
NCT07872670
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
NHS Highland Research, Development and Innovation Organisation
Conditions
Anxiety, Joint (Knee or Hip Replacement), Pain Management, Surgical

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Official title: Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality Immersive Therapy (VRIT) in Addition to Usual Care Compared to Usual Care in Patients Undergoing Joint Arthroplasty - VROOM Trial

Enrollment: 40 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Diagnostic test: Blood Samples
  • Intervention: Blood Specimen Collection
  • Intervention: Clinical Laboratory Techniques
  • Intervention: Data Collection
  • Intervention: Diagnosis
  • Intervention: Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
  • Intervention: Environment and Public Health
  • Intervention: Epidemiologic Methods
  • Intervention: Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
  • Intervention: Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
  • Intervention: Investigative Techniques
  • Intervention: Public Health
  • Intervention: Punctures
  • Intervention: Quality of Health Care
  • Behavioral: Questionnaires
  • Intervention: Specimen Handling
  • Intervention: Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Intervention: Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Device: Virtual Reality Headset

Who may be eligible

Ages
18 Years to no maximum
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * NHS Highland patients * Able to provide written informed consent (remotely) * ASA Grade 1 and 2 * Listed for elective surgery at NHSH NTC * Adults\>18 years undergoing joint arthroplasty surgery (hip and knee) will be included * Fluent in English * Able to receive and write emails * Willing to comply with study protocols/training * Access to Wi-Fi to undertake VRIT and complete questionnaires online Exclusion Criteria: * Not able to provide written informed consent * Considered unsuitable by Clinician (with reason) * Vision /hearing difficulties which preclude interaction with immersive environment * Unable or unwilling to comply with study procedures and activities * Participation in another interventional trial which undermines the scientific basis of the study * Have a history of alcohol or substance abuse or Parkinson's disease or Multiple Sclerosis or Labyrinthitis (Ménière's disease), history of seizures, motion sickness or dementia * Non NHS Highland patients * Photosensitive epilepsy * Patients with surgery scheduled for a Friday

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 1 location; 1 is listed as Recruiting.

Countries: United Kingdom

  • Highlands, United Kingdom: 1

Sample of listed locations

  • National Treatment Centre - Highland — Inverness, Highlands, IV2 5NA, United Kingdom — Recruiting

Study details

Start date
March 5, 2026
Primary completion date
December 1, 2026
Completion date
December 1, 2026
First posted
October 13, 2026
Collaborators
Healthy Mind

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07872670
Registry last updated
October 13, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
October 19, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
October 19, 2026

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