This study at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is looking at whether using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset, specifically the Oculus Go, can help reduce anxiety and pain during regional anesthesia procedures. You might be able to join if you are an adult between 18 and 64 years old, having an elective surgery, and receiving regional anesthesia. The study aims to see if pleasant, distracting visuals from the VR headset can make the procedure more comfortable. Success will be measured by changes in your anxiety and pain levels before and after the regional anesthesia, as reported by you through questionnaires. The current status of this study is unclear, so it's not known if they are actively recruiting participants.

Study design

This interventional study plans to enroll 80 participants. You would be randomly assigned to one of two groups: one receiving VR with an Oculus Go headset, and one not receiving VR.

What's involved

If you participate, you would wear an Oculus Go VR headset during your regional anesthesia procedure. You will also complete questionnaires about your anxiety and pain levels before and after the procedure.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

No further follow up is required after the regional anesthesia procedure.

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