Clinical trial · Interventional
Virtual Reality on Pain, Stress, and Affect in the Infusion Clinic
The Effects of Virtual Reality on Pain, Stress, and Affect in the Infusion Clinic
NCT05135260CI-TRIAL-00081626completedN/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 study will investigate the ability of virtual reality to function as a novel distraction intervention and improve the experience of patients who are receiving chemotherapy in the infusion clinic.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Chemotherapy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber sickness measurement | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Measure heart rate | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaires | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Virtual reality therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Virtual Reality Therapy
- description
- Participants will watch videos for 11 minutes that will allow them to view nature, dinosaurs, animals, and human interactions in three dimension.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Virtual reality therapy
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
- Procedure: Measure heart rate
- Behavioral: Cyber sickness measurement
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control Group
- description
- This group will not watch videos, but will continue with their normal routine as if nothing has changed.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
- Procedure: Measure heart rate
Primary outcomes (3)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * At or above the age of 18 * English Speaking * Diagnosed with cancer * No previous history of seizures, losses of awareness, or other symptoms linked to an epileptic condition * Not sensitive to motion sickness * Not currently experiencing any contagious conditions, infections, or diseases (particularly of the eyes, skin, or scalp) * Does not use a device to regulate heart rate or rhythm (such as a pacemaker) * Not taking antiarrhythmic medications * Not actively receiving radiopharmaceutical therapy Exclusion: * To ensure that there is sufficient time to complete the virtual reality treatment, patients who are scheduled for visits for periods of less than one hour will not be included in this study. Additionally, patients must consent to participating in the study on the day of the experience. * Patients who are asleep prior to consenting will not be asked to participate in the study
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