The Effect of Virtual Reality Applications

Dicle University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Thyroid Nodule (Diagnosis); Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy; Virtual Reality Therapy; Thyroid Cancer; Ultrasound

Treatments: Device: virtual reality glasses group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06792929

DICLE-ARDASURUCU-003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Thyroid nodules are a common health problem in the adult population. The majority of cancers are diagnosed by thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy. Thyroid nodules generally show clinical findings in 1-5% of cases on physical examination and 20-70% on ultrasound examination. In diagnosis; Ultrasonography, fine needle aspiration biopsy, ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy, scintigraphy, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are widely used. The fact that the thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure is painful, there is no speaking or coughing during the procedure, and in case of insufficient sample, the procedure must be performed several times. Its repetition causes fear and anxiety in patients. A combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods for pain control likely provides the most effective pain relief for the patient. Distraction is one of the non-pharmacological methods used in pain control. Distraction is one of the most preferred methods to reduce pain in patients during diagnosis and treatment procedures. It is a method that allows patients to control and reduce the symptoms they experience by focusing their attention on a different point.The aim of this study is to examine the effect of using a motivational video with virtual reality glasses to distract attention during the biopsy procedure on pain, stress and fear in individuals with suspected thyroid cancer.

Full description

Research Type:

It was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study.

Research Population and Sample:

The research sample will consist of patients with suspected thyroid mass who applied to a University Hospitals. The sample of the research is aimed to be 100 volunteer diabetic patients who applied to the University Hospital.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with suspected thyroid mass
• No dizziness problem
• No vision problems

Exclusion criteria

• Mental health problems that may prevent wearing virtual reality glasses

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

virtual reality glasses group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will wear virtual reality glasses throughout the ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy procedure.

Treatment:

Device: virtual reality glasses group

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

patients without of virtual reality glasses