Efficacy of Virtual Reality Distraction Technique for Anxiety and Pain Control in Orthopedic Forearm Surgeries Performed Under Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-12-20
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

We hypothesized that using of VR distraction technique during performing peripheral regional anesthesia (supraclavicular block) would lead to better perioperative analgesia and less anxiety.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University
• Treatments: Midazolam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA physical status I-II. patients scheduled for elective forearm orthopedic surgeries under ultrasound guided supraclavicular approach for brachial plexus block with good mental function.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient's refusal.

• Known allergy to local anesthetics.

• Bleeding disorders, Use of any anti-coagulants.

• Inability to provide informed consent.

• Patient with psychiatric disorders.

• Sensory impairment (blindness, deafness).

• Any technical problem preventing proper fitting of the glasses to the patient face

• patients with cognitive impairment, epilepsy or with claustrophobia

• patients with suspected eye infection