Clinical Trial: Virtual Reality Hypnosis in Total Knee Arthroplasty Under Spinal Anesthesia
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Arthroplasty Complications
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Can we Avoid Intravenous Sedation in Patients Undergoing Knee Surgery Under Spinal Anesthesia? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Virtual Reality Hypnosis to Standard of Care
Brief Summary:
For many years, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been a common and effective procedure to treat chronic refractory joint pain.Although efforts must be pursued, as general anesthesia remains the main tendency for TKA.Currently, the standard of care to manage procedural anxiety is pharmacological sedation; i.e. the intravenous administration of additional anesthetic agents such as propofol or midazolam.However, pharmacological sedation has considerable undesirable side effects.Hence, risks of intraprocedural…
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