An observational study in Knee Arthropathy and Hip Injuries, sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-21.
Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Observational
The purpose of this study is to obtain feedback from patients and orthopedic surgeons who agree to use virtual reality (VR ) as an adjunct to standard of care in orthopedic cases under regional or central neuraxial nerve block. This will serve as a preliminary study for future trials to compare outcomes between VR and standard of care vs standard of care only.
58 studies on the registry are indexed under Hip Injuries; 14 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 82 across 18 observational studies indexed under Hip Injuries.
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Adult patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
Sensitivity to flashing light or motion.
Other: Virtual reality
Use of virtual reality goggles during procedure
Impact of virtual reality on anxiety level
Evaluate patients' satisfaction with using virutal reality and reduction in anxiety during orthopedic procedures
Time frame: Up to 2 hours
Impact of virtual reality on pharmacological therapy doses
Elucidate the impact of VR on pharmacological therapy doses required for proper analgesia and anxiolysis and on reduction of drug side effects in patient using VR during surgeries.
Time frame: Up to 2 hours
Impact of virtual reality on patient's perioperative temperature
Evaluate if utilizing virtual reality has a positive impact in preventing patient hypothermia intra- and post-operatively.
Time frame: Up to 3 hours
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