An Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention for Preoperative Anxiety and Distress Among Adults Undergoing Oncological Surgery: Protocol for a 3-Phase Development and Feasibility Trial

Renée El-Gabalawy   ^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} , PhD ;   Jordana L Sommer   ^{1, 3} , MA ;   Pamela Hebbard   ^{4, 6} , MD ;   Kristin Reynolds   ^{3, 5} , PhD ;   Gabrielle S Logan   ¹ , MSc ;   Michael S D Smith   ⁷ , MSc ;   Thomas C Mutter   ¹ , MD ;   W Alan Mutch   ¹ , MD ;   Natalie Mota   ^{2, 3, 5} , PhD ;   Catherine Proulx   ⁷ , MSc ;   Vincent Gagnon Shaigetz   ⁷ , MSc ;   Jessica L Maples-Keller   ⁸ , PhD ;   Rakesh C Arora   ⁶ , MD ;   David Perrin   ^{4, 9} , MD ;   Jada Benedictson   ^{2, 3} ;   Eric Jacobsohn   ¹ , MD

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

² Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

³ Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁴ CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁵ Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁶ Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, United States

⁷ National Research Council of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁸ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States

⁹ Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada