Effect of Virtual Reality Intervention on Stress Levels of Surgical Nurses

July 31, 2025 updated by: Seher Ünver, Trakya University

The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Intervention on Stress Levels of Surgical Nurses: A Crossover Designed Study

The aim this crossover designed study is to examine the effect of watching a relaxing video with using virtual reality glasses (VR-G) during the break period of a working shift on the stress levels of surgical nurses.

Nurses will be asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time (the first procedure).

After one-week wash-out period, researchers will compare second procedure (no video watch with VR-G) to see if there is any difference on the stress levels of the nurses.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Allocation of the nurses to the procedure groups (with VR-G and no VR-G procedures) is done with using Random Allocation Software program.

Among the with VR-G procedure:

The nurses were asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time. The researcher visited the nurses at the beginning of the working shift and asked the nurse stress scale items to them in the nursing room, scheduled a break period with them individually and visited them again at the scheduled time. Then, the researcher prepared the video and googles, asked nurses to sit on the chair in the nursing room at the surgical unit, helped them to wear the VR-G and let them alone to watch the video for 20 minutes.

At the end of their working shift, the researcher visited them and asked the scale items once again.

Among the no VR-G procedure:

The nurses did not watch any video and copleted their routine working shift and break times. The researcher visited the nurses at the beginning and at the end of their working shift and asked the nurse stress scale items to them in the nursing room.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Edirne, Turkey, 22030
        • Trakya University
      • Edirne, Turkey, 22030
        • Seher Ünver

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • working in a surgical unit for at least one year
  • able to use virtual reality glasses
  • volunteering to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • having a visual and/or audial problems
  • leaving surgical unit for any reason

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: with VR-G
The nurses in this procedure were asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time.
Other: Virtual reality intervention
Watching a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes
No Intervention: no VR-G
The nurses in this procedure did not watch any video and completed their routine working shift and break times.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Stress level
Time Frame: At the beginning and end of nurses daily working shift through study completion, an average of six months.
will be evaluated with using the "Nurse Stress Scale (NSS)" which is developed by Gray-Toft and Anderson and, translated and validated in Turkish by Mert, Sayilan and Baydemir. This scale consists of seven subcategories and 34 positive items rated using a 4-point Likert scoring system "1-never", "2-sometimes", 3-often," "4-very often". The total scale score, which reflects the frequency of the stress experienced by nurses, ranges from 34 to 136 points. A higher score indicates more frequent stress, while a lower score indicates less stress for the same situations.
At the beginning and end of nurses daily working shift through study completion, an average of six months.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Trakya University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Seher Ünver, Trakya University
  • Principal Investigator: Seda C Yeniğün, Akdeniz University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 24, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 24, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

August 4, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 24, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

September 5, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 6, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 31, 2025

Last Verified

July 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023-KAEK-655

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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