Virtual reality for recovery after total knee replacement
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) can help improve your recovery and satisfaction after a planned total knee replacement. If you are scheduled for this surgery, you might benefit from using VR as part of your care.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled to have a total knee replacement (one knee only) as a planned procedure.
- You are considered a healthy or slightly unhealthy patient (ASA score 1, 2, or 3).
- You can read and write in Turkish.
- You are not taking strong pain medicines (like oxycodone) at high doses or for a long time.
- You do not have certain conditions that would make VR unsafe, like severe vision or hearing problems, motion sickness, epilepsy, stroke, or dementia.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
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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