Clinical trial NCT06964984: Effects of Virtual Glasses, Stress Ball and Music Intervention on Pain, Anxiety and Comfort in Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Official title: Effects of Virtual Glasses, Stress Ball and Music Intervention on Pain, Anxiety and Comfort in Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pain
Anxiety
Inguinal Hernia
Keywords: inguinal hernia,virtual reality,stress ball,music therapy
Lead sponsor: Atlas University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-05-11
Enrollment: 120
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Although it changes with age, due to its high incidence and prevalence, inguinal hernia is one of the most commonly performed surgeries by general surgeons. Pain, anxiety and changes in comfort levels in patients after inguinal hernia repair surgery negatively affect the patient's recovery after surgery. One of the goals of nursing care practices in the perioperative period, especially in patients undergoing surgery, is to provide and maintain patient comfort. Today, the concept of comfort is a part of quality nursing care, allowing patients to be comfortable, carefree, recover more quickly and cope better with disease stress. Using non-pharmacological methods in pain management reduces the use of pharmacological methods, increases the patient's comfort level, reduces stress and anxiety, increases the individual's sense of control over their own health and increases physical function and daily life activities. Virtual reality, music therapy, stress ball are used in various areas of clinical medical care as a way to distract attention and relieve pain.

Detailed description: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of distraction methods such as virtual reality, music therapy and stress ball applications on pain, anxiety and comfort levels in patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Between the ages of 18-70 Inguinal surgery will be performed,

  * No communication problems, can speak Turkish,
  * No psychiatric illness or mental perception problems,
  * No vision, hearing and perception problems,
  * No physical problems in squeezing a stress ball,

Exclusion Criteria:

* • Any postoperative complications,

  * Patients who do not agree to participate in the study,
  * Patients using anxiolytic drugs

Primary outcomes:
measure: comfort
timeFrame: 10 minutes before surgery stress.
measure: pain assessment
timeFrame: 10 minutes before surgery pain
measure: anxiety
timeFrame: 10 minutes after surgery
measure: comfort
timeFrame: Will be evaluated at 10 minutes and 24 hours after surgery
measure: pain assesment
timeFrame: Will be evaluated at 10 minutes and 24 hours after surgery
measure: anxiety
timeFrame: Will be evaluated at 10 minutes and 24 hours after surgery
Secondary outcomes:
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References:
citation: Dogan Yilmaz E, Unlusoy Dincer N. The Effects of Virtual Reality Glasses on Vital Signs and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;46(4):318-328. doi: 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000733. Epub 2023 Jun 5.