Virtual reality to help recovery after hip or knee replacement
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study uses virtual reality (a computer-generated 3D environment you wear a headset for) alongside your usual care to help with recovery after hip or knee replacement surgery. It may help reduce pain or improve how well you move after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are an NHS Highland patient and having hip or knee replacement surgery (not on a Friday)
- You are over 18 and generally healthy (rated as ASA grade 1 or 2)
- You can read and write emails, use the internet, and have Wi-Fi at home or where you do the virtual reality sessions
- You speak English fluently
- You do not have conditions like Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, seizures, dementia, or Ménière's disease, and you do not get motion sickness
- You are willing to sign a consent form (can be done remotely) and follow the study's instructions
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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