A virtual reality-based intervention for surgical patients: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain after surgery is normal, and treatments, including both pharmacological and psychological components, are fundamental for proper postoperative care. While several trials have investigated the analgesic effect of traditional non-pharmacological treatments, such as cognitive behavior therapies, the newer ways of delivering psychological interventions for pain after surgery are scarcely investigated. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to determine if delivering the psychological content through virtual reality (VR) along with the standard pharmacological treatment return better pain relief outcomes than standard care in adult patients following surgery.

Methods

This is a protocol of a parallel RCT conducted in one community hospital. In order t

SUBMITTER: Georgescu RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056576 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature