An interventional study of Virtual Reality-Based Breathing Yoga in Anxiety, Chest Tube Removal and Pain After Surgery, sponsored by Sennur Kula Şahin. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-31.
Sponsored by Sennur Kula Şahin · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
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Among 1,714 studies in Pain with a site in Turkey — 322 open to participants now, 372 under way, none of them phase 3. Pain · Turkey.
Among the 1,714 studies in Pain with a site in Turkey, this one is the 1,080th largest by enrollment of the 1,491 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 290 that started in 2024, is one of 1,449 with no phase, and was the 1,656th registered.
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This study: 18 Years to 70 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.
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This study's enrollment of 52 is below the median of 66 across 8,497 interventional studies indexed under Pain.
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Sennur Kula Şahin is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
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This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of virtual reality-based breathing yoga applied before chest tube removal on pain and anxiety in patients after cardiac surgery. A total of 52 patients with chest tubes were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n=26) or a control group (n=26). Patients in the intervention group watched breathing yoga videos through virtual reality glasses for 15-20 minutes before chest tube removal, while patients in the control group received standard care. Pain was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale, and anxiety was assessed using the Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory. Pain and anxiety levels were evaluated before and after chest tube removal.
Chest tube removal after cardiac surgery may cause pain and anxiety. Non-pharmacological approaches such as virtual reality and breathing-based relaxation techniques may help improve patient comfort during invasive procedures.
This prospective, parallel, two-arm, single-center randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of virtual reality-based breathing yoga before chest tube removal in patients who had undergone cardiac surgery. Eligible participants were randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to the intervention or control group.
Participants in the intervention group received a 15-20-minute virtual reality-based breathing yoga intervention before chest tube removal in addition to standard care. Participants in the control group received standard care without the virtual reality intervention. Pain and state anxiety were assessed before and after chest tube removal using the Visual Analog Scale and the Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory, respectively.
10,060 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain; 1,651 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 52 is below the median of 66 across 8,497 interventional studies indexed under Pain.
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Exclusion Criteria:
- Remained intubated on the second postoperative day
Virtual Reality-Based Breathing Yoga
Behavioral: Virtual Reality-Based Breathing Yoga
Participants received standard care before chest tube removal without the virtual reality-based breathing yoga intervention.
Participants watched breathing yoga videos through virtual reality glasses for 15-20 minutes before chest tube removal. The intervention was provided in addition to standard postoperative care.
Change in State Anxiety Level
State anxiety was assessed using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State subscale (STAI-I). The scale consists of 20 items and yields a total score ranging from 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating higher levels of state anxiety.
Time frame: 30 minutes before chest tube removal and 15 minutes after chest tube removal
Change in Pain Intensity
Pain intensity was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Participants indicated their perceived pain intensity on a line anchored from "no pain" to "very severe pain," with higher values indicating greater pain intensity.
Time frame: 30 minutes before chest tube removal and 15 minutes after chest tube removal
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Ran from Aug 2024 to primary completion in Jan 2025, 4 months.
Of 3,734 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Pain, half reached primary completion within 10 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 23. This study's 4 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 3,833 studies reached it within 10 months; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 23.
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