Virtual Reality for Pain and Anxiety Relief During Peripheral Angioplasty

Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction in Reducing Patients' Pain and Anxiety During Peripheral Arterial Angioplasty: a Randomized Prospective Study

Peripheral arterial disease can cause serious leg pain and discomfort. During treatment with angioplasty, patients often feel pain and anxiety because the procedure is usually done with local anesthesia and no sedation. Virtual reality (VR) may help reduce these feelings by distracting patients.

This study will test whether using VR glasses during peripheral angioplasty can lower patients' pain and anxiety. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups: one will use VR, the other will not. Pain and anxiety will be measured at different times during the procedure. The need for extra pain or anxiety medication and overall satisfaction will also be recorded.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Undergoing elective peripheral angioplasty
• Can cooperate and appropriate for wearing VR glasses

Exclusion Criteria:

• Undergoing emergency peripheral angioplasty
• With neurological and psychiatric conditions that prevent reliable assessment of pain or anxiety scores