EPS9.09 Pilot study to evaluate the use of dry chlorine dioxide gas for sterilisation of virtual reality headsets

Abstract

Objectives: Virtual Reality Headsets (VRH) are a developing part of patient care and virtual medicine, providing physical and psychological benefit to number of patients including pwCF. VRH are complex electronic devices incorporating different materials and there is a lack of robust and standardised decontamination protocols. VRH may be a potential source of infection transmission between patients which is particularly important in pwCF. One option is to restrict the use of VRH to single-patient use; however this limits their utility and increases cost. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of dry chlorine dioxide (dClO2) gas with parametric validation as a standardized decontamination method for VRH.