Clinical trial · Interventional
Virtual Reality Experiences for Anxiety and Pain Control
Impact of Different Virtual Reality Experiences on Anxiety and Pain
NCT04759183CI-TRIAL-00060729completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This trial studies the impact of virtual reality experiences on anxiety before surgery and pain after surgery. The goal of this study is to examine how different virtual reality experiences may help reduce anxiety and improve pain control, which may help reduce the need for medications such as opioids.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm | Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Malignant Solid Neoplasm | Malignant Solid Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Virtual Reality Game | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Virtual Reality Meditation | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm I (Angry Birds, TRIPP)
- description
- Patients participate in a VR intervention (Angry Birds) over 15 minutes before standard of care surgery and then participate in a VR intervention (TRIPP) over 15 minutes after surgery.
- interventionNames
- Other: Survey Administration
- Procedure: Virtual Reality Game
- Procedure: Virtual Reality Meditation
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm II (TRIPP, Angry Birds)
- description
- Patients participate in a VR intervention (TRIPP) over 15 minutes before standard of care surgery and then participate in a VR intervention (Angry Birds) over 15 minutes after surgery.
- interventionNames
- Other: Survey Administration
- Procedure: Virtual Reality Game
- Procedure: Virtual Reality Meditation
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 89 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (18 years or older and younger than 89) * Able to consent * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking patients because the VR content is only available in English * Have symptoms concerning for an active respiratory infection or are on contact or isolation precautions * Any active eye discharge * A history of seizure, epilepsy, or hypersensitivity to flashing light * Have a history of motion sickness or vertigo * Have active nausea or vomiting * Psychiatric conditions that may interfere with the ability to successfully participate in the study * Have cardiac pacemakers * Require hearing aids at all times that cannot be removed * Have defibrillators * Have wound dressings on the head or neck that prevent comfortable use of the VR headset
References
Publications (0)
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