Clinical trials: Procedural Anxiety
Epidural Catheterization, Thoracic
The Effect of Preprocedural Subanesthetic Ketamine on Pain and Anxiety
The thoracic epidural catheterization (TEC) can be both uncomfortable and fearful for patients when done awake with the thought that the procedure may be painful.
- Conditions
- Epidural Catheterization, Thoracic, Procedural Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06310850
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Ataturk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital
Anxiety, Pain, Procedural
Lavender Aromatherapy to Decrease Anxiety/Pain Perception During Office Hysteroscopy
Office hysteroscopy is an invaluable practice to treat a myriad of gynecological processes. However, a limiting factor is the perceived pain and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT06316934
- Testing
- Lavandula angustifolia, Aura Cacia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Procedural Anxiety, Coronary Artery Disease
Video-based Intervention to Reduce Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Elective PCI
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a video-based educational intervention in reducing anxiety among hospitalised patients scheduled for elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
- Conditions
- Procedural Anxiety, Coronary Artery Disease, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients
- Trial name
- NCT07485088
- Testing
- Video intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Pain, Anxiety
Technology-Based Distractions During Minor Procedures
The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset, Augmented Reality Headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology-based distraction) for…
- Conditions
- Pain, Anxiety, Procedural Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT03628989
- Testing
- Use of Virtual Technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pain, Procedural
Virtual Reality Goggle Utilization for Venipuncture Distraction
This is a randomized non-blinded trial evaluating the effect of virtual reality goggles on perceived pain and anxiety scores during venipuncture on hospitalized children ages 5-21.
- Trial name
- NCT04479735
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Goggles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Arthritis, Juvenile, Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic
Hypnotherapy for Needle-related Procedural Pain and Anxiety Management in a Pediatric Setting
The proposed study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of hypnotherapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for managing pain and anxiety during needle-related medical procedures in children aged 5 to 17 years.
- Conditions
- Arthritis, Juvenile, Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Dermatomyositis, Juvenile
- Trial name
- NCT07349667
- Testing
- Hypnotherapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Hand Massage
The Effect of the Hand Massage A Women Undergoing Brachytherapy
Background Gynecologic cancers are among the ten most common cancers among women. During brachytherapy, women can have pain and situational anxiety due to the treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT05937607
- Testing
- Hand massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Pain, Fear
The Effect of Two Different Types of Hourglasses on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety
This research will be conducted as a pre-test-post-test parallel group randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effects of two different types of hourglasses (liquid gel-based hourglass and sand-based hourglass)…
- Conditions
- Pain, Fear, Anxiety, Procedural Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07312084
- Testing
- Liquid Gel-Based Hourglass, Sand-Based Hourglass
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hakkari Universitesi
Cardiac Valve Disease, Aortic Valve Disease
The Effects of 360-degree Virtual Reality on Pre-procedural Anxiety in Patients Awaiting Elective Cardiac Surgery Involving a Sternotomy
Rationale: Patients awaiting cardiac surgery can experience pre-procedural anxiety. This anxiety is associated with increased analgesic needs, increased risk of mortality and prolonged recovery time.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Valve Disease, Aortic Valve Disease, Mitral Valve Disease, Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06001489
- Testing
- 360-degree Virtual Reality Patient Tour, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Infant Development, Pain, Procedural
Parental Touch Trial (Petal)
This is a two centre two-arm randomised controlled interventional trial. We aim to determine whether parental touch prior to a painful clinical procedure provides effective analgesia in neonates.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Pain, Procedural, Parents
- Trial name
- Petal (NCT04901611)
- Testing
- Parental touch
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paediatric Neuroimaging Research Group
Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain
Oral Surgery Virtual Reality Glasses Study
The goal of this randomized trial is to investigate if using virtual reality (VR) glasses for patients who require non-emergent oral surgery procedures under intravenous (IV) sedation improves their overall experience compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT06723158
- Testing
- Virtual reality (VR) glasses with relaxation module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Anxiety
Visual Information Booklet and Anxiety in Preschool Children Undergoing Sedated MRI
This study examined whether an illustrated booklet could reduce anxiety in preschool children before magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed under sedation.
- Trial name
- NCT07861711
- Testing
- MR Maceram Illustrated Information Booklet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Infertility
Virtual Reality for Pain and Anxiety During HyFoSy
This randomized controlled study will evaluate whether virtual reality (VR) reduces procedural pain and anxiety in women undergoing hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy), a minimally invasive ultrasound-based procedure used to…
- Trial name
- NCT07816393
- Testing
- virtual reality, rest
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Procedural Pain, Fear
Effects of Virtual Reality, External Cold and Vibration to Children During IM Injection on Pain, Fear and Anxiety
A randomized controlled trial is conducted to evaluation of the effects of virtual reality and local cold-vibration applications in reducing anxiety, fear and pain due to intramuscular (IM) injection in children aged 5-10 years.
- Conditions
- Procedural Pain, Fear, Procedural Anxiety, Child, Only
- Trial name
- NCT05434832
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Local cold-vibration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Procedural Sedation, Intra-nasal Delevery Device
Intranasal Midazolam for Pediatric Pre-procedural Sedation and Pre-procedural Anti-anxiety Using sipNose Device - a Randomized Controlled Study
A Three-arm, Randomized Controlled Trial for Pediatric Pre-procedural Sedation and Pre-procedural Anti-anxiety: Intranasal Midazolam by SipNose versus MAD Versus oral administration
- Trial name
- NCT03635398
- Testing
- Sipnose device, MAD (Mucosal Atomization Device), midazolam
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Anxiety, Pain
Hypnotic Communication To Reduce Anxiety And Pain During Prostate Biopsy (HYCapp)
This single-centre randomized controlled study (HYCapp) will evaluate whether "hypnotic communication" (a structured, non-drug communication technique delivered by health professionals trained in clinical hypnosis) can reduce…
- Trial name
- HYCapp (NCT07476547)
- Testing
- Hypnotic Communication, Routine Prostate Biopsy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia
Procedural Anxiety, Pain
Virtual Reality for Needle Procedures in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Venipuncture is a frequently performed painful and anxiogenic procedure in the paediatric emergency department (PED). Topical anesthetic creams are used to reduce pain, but additional modalities can modulate the nociceptive…
- Trial name
- DEVINCI (NCT03750578)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality goggle (Oculus Rift ® Helmet)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Procedural Pain, Procedural Anxiety
Three Distraction Techniques for Pain and Anxiety in Children During Allergy Skin Prick Testing
This randomized controlled trial compared three distraction techniques-animated cartoons, DistrACTION® Cards, and interactive video games-with standard care for reducing procedural pain and anxiety in children aged 6-10 years…
- Trial name
- NCT07796087
- Testing
- Animated cartoon distraction, Distraction card intervention, Interactive video game distraction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Pain, Procedural Pain
The Effect of Pain Management Education on The Mothers in Newborn
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of non-pharmacological pain management education given to mothers on the use of non-pharmacological methods and anxiety levels of mothers during routine heel blood collection…
- Conditions
- Pain, Procedural Pain, Infant ALL
- Trial name
- NCT05173662
- Testing
- Providing education and brochures on non-pharmacological methods that can be applied during the heel blood collection process
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Colonoscopy, Bowel Preparation Quality
Effect of ChatGPT-Assisted Pre-Procedural Education on Bowel Preparation Quality and Anxiety in First-Time Colonoscopy Patients
Background and rationale: Colonoscopy is central to colorectal cancer screening and prevention, but its diagnostic yield depends heavily on adequate bowel preparation; inadequate cleansing lowers adenoma detection and often…
- Conditions
- Colonoscopy, Bowel Preparation Quality, Preoperative Anxiety, Patient Education
- Trial name
- NCT07732946
- Testing
- ChatGPT-assisted pre-procedural patient education, Standard pre-procedural information
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University