Study: Immersive virtual reality fitness games for enhancement of recovery after colorectal surgery

Link to study information: https://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00024888

Country: Germany

Start date: 2021-04-25

Publications: Schrempf MC, Petzold JQ, Vachon H, et al; Virtual reality-based relaxation for enhancement of perioperative well-being and quality of life: protocol for a randomised pilot trial; BMJ Open 2021;11:e044193. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044193; https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/4/e044193 . Wolf, S., Zanker, J., Sommer, F. et al. Immersive virtual reality fitness games for enhancement of recovery after colorectal surgery: study protocol for a randomised pilot trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud 8, 256 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01213-x. Schrempf, Matthias C. and Zanker, Johannes and Arndt, Tim Tobias and Vlasenko, Dmytro and Anthuber, Matthias and Müller, Gernot and Sommer, Florian and Wolf, Sebastian, "Immersive Virtual Reality Fitness Games to Improve Recovery After Colorectal Surgery: A Randomized Single Blind Controlled Pilot Trial"; Games for Health Journal, Vol. 12, Nr. 6, pp. 450-458, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2023.0004

Abstract: This is a randomised pilot study to investigate whether 1. the use of activity-promoting fitness games in virtual reality has an impact on early postoperative rehabilitation after colorectal tumour surgery; 2. the use of activity-promoting fitness games in virtual reality has an impact on the health status of patients 7 days and 30 days after surgery. 3. the use of activity-promoting fitness games in virtual reality has an impact on complication rates, length of hospital stay, psychosocial burden and patient satisfaction. 4. the use of activity-promoting fitness games in virtual reality in the early postoperative phase is accepted and adopted by patients and can be implemented in a hospital setting. 5. the study design used is suitable for a larger randomised study.