Virtual reality for anxiety before heart surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether watching a 360-degree virtual reality video can help reduce anxiety before heart surgery. If you are waiting for elective heart surgery and are at least 18 years old, you may be able to participate.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for elective heart surgery that involves opening the chest bone (sternotomy).
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have not had heart surgery before.
- You are not having surgery on the aorta or for a congenital heart defect.
- You can understand, speak, and read Dutch.
- You do not have severe hearing or vision problems or a serious mental health condition.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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