VR goggles could ease fear before knee surgery
NCT ID NCT07247903
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether watching an educational animation through virtual reality goggles before knee replacement surgery can lower patients' fear and pain. Half of the 70 participants will get the VR lesson, while the other half receives standard teaching. Researchers will measure fear, pain levels, and satisfaction to see if the VR approach helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual reality-based education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help patients feel less scared and have less pain before and after knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 70 people. The VR education may not reduce fear or pain more than standard teaching, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Be 18 years of age or older, * Agree to participate in volunteer work, * Have no communication problems in terms of vision, hearing, and perception, * Be able to read, speak, and understand Turkish, * Have no fear of enclosed spaces. Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty. * Admission to the clinic on the day of surgery.
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