UHW Angiogram Video Project
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Effect of a VR experience upon patient anxiety in coronary angiography
IRAS ID
236453
Contact name
Sean Gallagher
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
This protocol relates to a planned questionnaire based randomised controlled trial. We have developed an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience designed to deliver pre-procedural information and prepare patients for cardiac catheterisation. The immersive VR experience will be delivered to patients through a VR headset. The VR experience is an immersive 360 degree re-enactment of a typical day for a mock patient undergoing an uncomplicated cardiac catheterisation. There is also a short explanation of the procedure and animations explaining technical aspects of the procedure are contained within the VR video.
We then plan to randomise 100 patients undergoing elective cardiac catheterisation to receive either our standard pre-procedural consent (Information provided: BHF information booklets; verbal explanation of the procedure by the pre-procedural assessment nurse; and then opportunity to watch a generic cardiac catheterisation video) or pre-procedural care with immersive VR experience (Information provided: BHF information booklets; verbal explanation of the procedure by the pre-procedural assessment nurse; and then opportunity to watch our locally produced VR immersive video on a dedicated VR headset).
We will issue questionnaires to the study participants to assess their anxiety surrounding the procedure, aiming to assess if the use of an immersive VR experience decrease peri-procedural anxiety in patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation.
REC name
Wales REC 6
REC reference
19/WA/0063
Date of REC Opinion
1 Apr 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion