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NCT05112302

A Study to Evaluate Virtual Reality As Adjunct to Anesthesia During Orthopedic Surgery

Enrolling by Invitation
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
Mayo Clinic
~50 participants
Updated 2026-01-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Virtual reality

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Impact of virtual reality on anxiety level
Measured over Up to 2 hours

Conditions

Knee Arthropathy
Hip Injuries

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NCT05112302

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jackson, Floridano site contact published

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Klaus Torp, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Mayo Clinic

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age ≥ 18 years old.
Patients scheduled for orthopedic procedure under regional or central neuraxial nerve block (anterior primary hip arthroplasty or primary knee arthroplasty).
Subject willing to participate and able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion

Age \< 18 years old.
History of motion sickness or blindness.
Unable to consent due to cognitive difficulty.
Current diagnosis of epilepsy, dementia, or other neurological disease that may prevent use of VR hardware and software.
Recent stroke.
Injury to the eyes, face, neck, or arms that prevents comfortable use of VR hardware or software, or safe use of the hardware (e.g., open wound, sores, or skin rash on face).

What this trial measures

  • Impact of virtual reality on anxiety levelUp to 2 hours

    Evaluate patients' satisfaction with using virutal reality and reduction in anxiety during orthopedic procedures