Bariatric SurgeryNCT07283432
Effect of Education Given With Virtual Reality Glasses on Self-Care Ability of Patients After Bariatric Surgery
A study testing virtual reality glasses in people with Bariatric Surgery and Virtual Reality, run by Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This research aims to determine the effect of training given via virtual reality glasses on the self-care ability of patients after bariatric surgery. This study is a single-center, parallel-group, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Bariatric Surgery, Virtual Reality, Education
- What is being tested?
- virtual reality glasses
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Aug 2025to 10 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients who are 18 years of age or older, 65 years of age or younger,
- Who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery,
- Who have not developed any complications during or after the surgical procedure,
- Who volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the study.
Who cannot join
- Patients who have not undergone laparoscopic surgery,
- Patients with neurological or psychological problems,
- Patients who have been transferred to the intensive care unit after surgery, - Emergency and unplanned cases,
- Patients diagnosed with cancer,
- Patients with visual, auditory or systemic disorders,
- Patients with balance problems,
- Patients diagnosed with hypertension and hypotension,
- Patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder or epilepsy will be excluded from the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
This research aims to determine the effect of training given via virtual reality glasses on the self-care ability of patients after bariatric surgery. This study is a single-center, parallel-group, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial. This study will be conducted with 60 patients who underwent colorectal surgery between August 2025 and December 2025. Participants will be randomized into two groups as the intervention group (n=30) and the control group (n=30). All patients in the experimental and control groups will be asked to fill out the "Informed Consent Form" and the "Self-Care Ability Scale" by the researchers on the day before the surgery, and the patients who agree to participate in the study will be given the "Patient Introduction Form" and "Self-Care Ability Scale" by the researchers. The "Simulator Illness Questionnaire" used in the Virtual Reality disease field will be applied to the patients in the experimental group, and their physiological conditions will be determined before the application. The patients in the experimental group will be given 15-20 minutes of discharge training with virtual reality glasses before being discharged after bariatric surgery. Watching videos with virtual reality glasses will be applied by the researcher in the patient rooms and beds. The Simulator Illness Questionnaire will be repeated at the end of the application. There will be no compelling effect that will negatively affect the health of the patients during the application, and the application will be terminated when the patients feel uncomfortable. A safe environment will be created so that there are no objects around the patients that they can bump into or trip over. The virtual reality glasses will be applied after a 5-10 minute trial period with the observer at the beginning. The patient can end the study at any time. If the patients use glasses/lenses, compliance will be checked. In addition, the patients in the experimental group will be counseled for 3 months.
The control group patients will not be subjected to intervention and the clinic's routine practices will continue.
All patients in the experimental and control groups will be asked about their Body Mass Index via telephone interviews at 1 and 3 months after bariatric surgery and the "Self-Care Ability Scale" will be filled out.
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery, Virtual Reality, Education, Nursing
- Being tested
- virtual reality glasses
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
virtual reality glassesDevice
Patients in the experimental group will be given 15-20 minutes of discharge training using virtual reality glasses before being discharged after bariatric surgery.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual reality group | Experimental | Patients in the experimental group will complete a "Patient Introduction Form" and a "Self-Care Ability Scale" the day before surgery. The researchers will also administer a "Simulator Illness Questionnaire" to determine their physiological status before the procedure. Before discharge from bariatric surgery, a 15-20 minute discharge training session will be provided using virtual reality headsets. The Simulator Illness Questionnaire will be repeated at the end of the procedure. The patient will be able to terminate the study at any time. Additionally, patients in the experimental group will receive counseling for 3 months. All patients in the experimental group will be asked about their Body Mass Index via telephone at 1 and 3 months after bariatric surgery and will complete the "Self-Care Ability Scale." Receives: Device: virtual reality glasses |
| Control | No intervention | All patients in the control group will be asked to fill out the "Informed Consent Form" the day before the surgery and the "Self-Care Ability Scale" will be filled out by the researchers for the patients who agreed to participate in the study. No intervention will be applied to the control group patients and the clinic's routine practices will continue. All patients in the control group will be asked about their Body Mass Index via telephone interview at 1 and 3 months after bariatric surgery and the "Self-Care Ability Scale" will be filled out. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Self-Care Abilities Scale
The scale consists of 43 items. In our country, the scale was revised to 35 items. In the validity and reliability study of the scale, the Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient was determined as 0.92.
For the items containing statements about self-care abilities in the scale, there are the options "Does not describe me at all", "Does not describe me very much", "I have no idea", "Describes me a little" and "Describes me a lot". Each statement in the scale receives scores that can vary between zero and four. Reverse scoring is applied to the responses given to the eight items (3, 6, 9, 13, 19, 22, 26 and 31) containing negative expressions.
The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is zero, and the highest score is 140.
Measured: preoperative day 1, postoperative 1. month and postoperative 3. month
Simulator Sickness Questionnaire
The Simulation Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) is widely used to measure Virtual Reality illness. The simulator sickness questionnaire consists of 16 questions. These questions are located under 4 components: nausea (N), oculomotor (O), disorientation (D) and weighted total (T). The majority of studies conducted using the SSQ have reported only the Total Score score.
Measured: postoperative day 4
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Dec 2025
- Study start1 Aug 2025
- Primary completion10 Dec 2025
- Study completion10 Dec 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Bariatric SurgeryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Tuba Yılmazer, Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07283432
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- bariatricsurgery
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 27 Jun 2025
- Last updated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Dec 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Education Given With Virtual Reality Glasses on Self-Care Ability of Patients After Bariatric Surgery
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07283432
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- bariatricsurgery
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery, Virtual Reality, Education, Nursing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 10 Dec 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This research aims to determine the effect of training given via virtual reality glasses on the self-care ability of patients after bariatric surgery. This study is a single-center, parallel-group, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial. This study will be conducted with 60 patients who underwent colorectal surgery between August 2025 and December 2025. Participants will be randomized into two groups as the intervention group (n=30) and the control group (n=30). All patients in the experimental and control groups will be asked to fill out the "Informed Consent Form" and the "Self-Care Ability Scale" by the researchers on the day before the surgery, and the patients who agree to participate in the study will be given the "Patient Introduction Form" and "Self-Care Ability Scale" by the researchers. The "Simulator Illness Questionnaire" used in the Virtual Reality disease field will be applied to the patients in the experimental group, and their physiological conditions will be determined before the application. The patients in the experimental group will be given 15-20 minutes of discharge training with virtual reality glasses before being discharged after bariatric surgery. Watching videos with virtual reality glasses will be applied by the researcher in the patient rooms and beds. The Simulator Illness Questionnaire will be repeated at the end of the application. There will be no compelling effect that will negatively affect the health of the patients during the application, and the application will be terminated when the patients feel uncomfortable. A safe environment will be created so that there are no objects around the patients that they can bump into or trip over. The virtual reality glasses will be applied after a 5-10 minute trial period with the observer at the beginning. The patient can end the study at any time. If the patients use glasses/lenses, compliance will be checked. In addition, the patients in the experimental group will be counseled for 3 months.
The control group patients will not be subjected to intervention and the clinic's routine practices will continue.
All patients in the experimental and control groups will be asked about their Body Mass Index via telephone interviews at 1 and 3 months after bariatric surgery and the "Self-Care Ability Scale" will be filled out.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual reality group | Experimental | Device: virtual reality glassesPatients in the experimental group will complete a "Patient Introduction Form" and a "Self-Care Ability Scale" the day before surgery. The researchers will also administer a "Simulator Illness Questionnaire" to determine their physiological status before the procedure. Before discharge from bariatric surgery, a 15-20 minute discharge training session will be provided using virtual reality headsets. The Simulator Illness Questionnaire will be repeated at the end of the procedure. The patient will be able to terminate the study at any time. Additionally, patients in the experimental group will receive counseling for 3 months. All patients in the experimental group will be asked about their Body Mass Index via telephone at 1 and 3 months after bariatric surgery and will complete the "Self-Care Ability Scale." |
| Control | No intervention | –All patients in the control group will be asked to fill out the "Informed Consent Form" the day before the surgery and the "Self-Care Ability Scale" will be filled out by the researchers for the patients who agreed to participate in the study. No intervention will be applied to the control group patients and the clinic's routine practices will continue. All patients in the control group will be asked about their Body Mass Index via telephone interview at 1 and 3 months after bariatric surgery and the "Self-Care Ability Scale" will be filled out. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients who are 18 years of age or older, 65 years of age or younger,
- Who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery,
- Who have not developed any complications during or after the surgical procedure,
- Who volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the study.
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Patients who have not undergone laparoscopic surgery,
- Patients with neurological or psychological problems,
- Patients who have been transferred to the intensive care unit after surgery, - Emergency and unplanned cases,
- Patients diagnosed with cancer,
- Patients with visual, auditory or systemic disorders,
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| virtual reality glassesPatients in the experimental group will be given 15-20 minutes of discharge training using virtual reality glasses before being discharged after bariatric surgery. | Device | Virtual reality group |
Primary outcome
Self-Care Abilities Scale
Time frame: preoperative day 1, postoperative 1. month and postoperative 3. month
The scale consists of 43 items. In our country, the scale was revised to 35 items. In the validity and reliability study of the scale, the Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient was determined as 0.92. For the items containing statements about self-care abilities in the scale, there are the options "Does not describe me at all", "Does not describe me very much", "I have no idea", "Describes me a little" and "Describes me a lot". Each statement in the scale receives scores that can vary between zero and four. Reverse scoring is applied to the responses given to the eight items (3, 6, 9, 13, 19, 22, 26 and 31) containing negative expressions. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is zero, and the highest score is 140.
Simulator Sickness Questionnaire
Time frame: postoperative day 4
The Simulation Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) is widely used to measure Virtual Reality illness. The simulator sickness questionnaire consists of 16 questions. These questions are located under 4 components: nausea (N), oculomotor (O), disorientation (D) and weighted total (T). The majority of studies conducted using the SSQ have reported only the Total Score score.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Dec 2025.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing virtual reality glasses in people with Bariatric Surgery and Virtual Reality, run by Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Dec 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Self-Care Abilities Scale (time frame: preoperative day 1, postoperative 1. month and postoperative 3. month). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Dec 2025.