Back to Search
Start Over
Informed consent through 3D virtual reality: a randomized clinical trial
- Source :
- Acta Neurochirurgica (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
-
Abstract
- The informed consent is a defining moment that should allow patients to understand their condition, what procedure they are undergoing, and what consequences may follow. This process should foster trust and promote confidence, without increasing patients’ anxiety. New immersive 3D imaging technologies may serve as a tool to facilitate this endeavor. In a prospective, single-center, randomized controlled clinical trial (SPLICE Study: Surgical Planning and Informed Consent Study; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03503487), 40 patients undergoing surgery for intracranial tumors were enrolled. After undergoing a traditional surgical informed consent acquisition, 33 patients were randomized 1:1:1 to 3 groups: in 2 experimental groups, patients underwent a 3D, immersive informed consent with two different surgical planners (group 1 and group 2); in the control group, patients underwent an informed consent supported by traditional 2D radiological images. Patients in the experimental groups appreciated this communication experience, while their objective comprehension was higher ((score mean (SD)): group 1 82.65 (6.83); group 2 77.76 (10.19)), as compared with the control group (57.70 (12.49); P
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Surgical planning
Virtual reality
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Randomized controlled trial
law
Informed consent
medicine
Humans
Prospective Studies
Physician-Patient Relations
Informed Consent
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Brain Neoplasms
Communication
Malpractice
Virtual Reality
Interventional radiology
Middle Aged
ddc:616.8
3. Good health
Clinical trial
Comprehension
Physical therapy
Anxiety
Surgery
Female
Neurology (clinical)
Neurosurgery
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Craniotomy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09420940 and 00016268
- Volume :
- 163
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta neurochirurgica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....af8b7b034819d1a4ca97ed97f791ccbd