Impact of Immersive Video Education on Cardiothoracic Surgery Anxiety and Outcomes

Baptist Health South Florida

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard of Care; Behavioral: Visually Immersive Video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07222839

2359886

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to examine the effect of visually immersive preoperative education on levels of anxiety and patient outcomes in patients undergoing cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inpatients and outpatients scheduled for elective cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing emergent cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery
• Patients with altered mental status
• History of mental health disorders (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)
• Legally blind/complete blindness and hearing impaired (without hearing aids)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention - Visually Immersive Video Education

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receive visually immersive (virtual reality-designed) preoperative video education shown on a tablet that orients patients to the postoperative CVICU environment, equipment, and expected recovery processes. After viewing the video, the open-heart trained CVICU nurse provides opportunity for discussion, clarification, and questions. Assignment to this arm occurs during intervention weeks (Weeks 1-2 of each month, per protocol).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Visually Immersive Video

Control - Standard Preoperative Education

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants receive standard preoperative education consisting of a basic verbal explanation of what to expect postoperatively on arrival to the CVICU, followed by opportunity for questions. Assignment to this arm occurs during control weeks (Weeks 3-4 of each month, per protocol).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard of Care