Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses and Breathing Exercise on Anxiety
The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses and Breathing Exercise on Anxiety During Chemotherapy Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT07745946CI-TRIAL-00120944completedN/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 was conducted to determine the effect of virtual reality glasses use and breathing exercise application on anxiety levels in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breathing exercise | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Virtual Reality Glasses | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Breathing Exercise Group
- description
- Breathing exercise applied during chemotherapy sessions
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Breathing exercise
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Virtual Reality Glasses Group
- description
- Use of virtual reality glasses during chemotherapy sessions
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Virtual Reality Glasses
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control (Standard Care)
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with breast cancer * Aged 18 years or older * Receiving treatment in the outpatient (day-case) chemotherapy unit * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having a respiratory-related disease * Having visual or hearing impairment * Having a communication problem * Having a diagnosis of psychiatric disease * Having a cancer diagnosis other than breast cancer * Receiving ice-cap therapy to prevent/reduce hair loss or cryotherapy for hand-foot neuropathy during chemotherapy treatment * Having vertigo or head-neck disorders * Patients hospitalized for their first cycle of chemotherapy treatment
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