U.S., May 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06962046) titled 'Can the Use of Virtual Reality Improve TKA Outcomes' on Aug. 28, 2024.
Brief Summary: Virtual reality (VR) uses computer technology to create a three-dimensional environment which the user can explore and interact with. VR can be used to distract the patient during an operation and has been used to avoid sedative premedication, increase patient satisfaction and decrease pain during nerve blocks. VR used alongside spinal anaesthetic for hip, knee and ankle operations has shown a trend of less sedation being required with no decrease in patient satisfaction.
The most common type of anaesthesia given during total knee arthroplasty (TKA)...