Virtual reality goggles may replace some sedation during surgery
NCT ID NCT05112302
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) during knee or hip surgery can help patients feel less anxious and need fewer sedating drugs. About 50 adults having surgery with a nerve block (awake but numb) will try VR and give feedback. The goal is to see if VR is a useful addition to standard care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old. * Patients scheduled for orthopedic procedure under regional or central neuraxial nerve block (anterior primary hip arthroplasty or primary knee arthroplasty). * Subject willing to participate and able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old. * History of motion sickness or blindness. * Unable to consent due to cognitive difficulty. * Current diagnosis of epilepsy, dementia, or other neurological disease that may prevent use of VR hardware and software. Sensitivity to flashing light or motion. * Recent stroke. * Injury to the eyes, face, neck, or arms that prevents comfortable use of VR hardware or software, or safe use of the hardware (e.g., open wound, sores, or skin rash on face).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jackson, Florida, 32224, United States
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