Postoperative VR for Recovery After Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Complications
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Bariatric Surgery Candidate focused on measuring Virtual Reality, ERAS
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery at BIDMC under general anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age<18
- Open wounds or active infection of the face or eye area
- History of seizures or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition
- Patients who plan to wear hearing aids during the procedure
- Patients with a pacemaker or other implanted medical device
- Droplet or airborne precautions (as determined by BIDMC infection control policy)
- Non English Speaking
- Chronic opioid dependence (existing oral opioid prescription for >3 months, methadone, suboxone)
Drop Out Criteria: (after enrollment and randomization, before intervention)
- Surgery is converted to an open procedure (laparotomy), the patient will be withdrawn from the study as these patients are treated in a manner that is different than standard ERAS protocols
Sites / Locations
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Immersive Virtual Reality plus the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol
Enhanced recovery after surgery protocol
Patients in the immersive VR group will don a VR headset connected to a software platform on a tablet, as well as noise cancelling headphones in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) after surgery. Patients can choose their desired experience within the VR software from a selection of immersive environments and/or video content. Examples include sitting in a canoe on a river, on a peaceful meadow or in a forest. Patients also have the option to listen to guided meditation or select from a library of videos to watch on a web-based user interface. Patients in the VR group will also be treated according to the existing enhanced recovery after surgery protocol.
Subjects in the control group will only undergo standard enhanced recovery after surgery care.