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VR as a Distraction Technique for Management of Acute Anxiety and Pain During Outpatient Colposcopy Procedures - a Single Centre Randomised Control Trial
Colposcopy is an extremely important part of womens healthcare in the prevention of cervical cancer. Women report feeling extremely anxious attending colposcopy, due to the association with cancer and the intimate nature of the examination. The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate where the use of virtual reality headsets during outpatient colposcopy appointments has any effect on womens' experience. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Does the use of virtual reality headsets reduce anxiety in patients attending colposcopy * Does the use of virtual reality headsets reduce pain in patients attending colposcopy Patients will offered to enroll in the trial when they attend for their colposcopy appointment. Participants will fill out a questionnaire to measure their anxiety beforehand and collect patient demographics. They will be randomly allocated into the intervention arm or the control arm. This means they will either use virtual reality headset in addition to the standard care, or have standard colposcopy care only After their colposcopy, they will then be asked to to fill out another questionnaire to measure anxiety and pain levels. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare the results from the women who had colposcopy while using the virtual reality headsets to women to see if there is any meaningful difference in anxiety while using the virtual reality headsets.
Age
18 - No limit years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Start Date
May 22, 2024
Primary Completion Date
August 9, 2024
Completion Date
August 22, 2024
Last Updated
November 18, 2024
141
ACTUAL participants
Virtual Reality Headsets
DEVICE
Lead Sponsor
University of Ulster
Collaborators
NCT07478393
NCT07456631
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