Clinical trials: Virtual Reality
Healthy, Healthy Lifestyle
Positive Youth Development in the Metaverse
This pilot study aims to leverage VR's capacity to easily replicate content and allow for multiple users to share the same space and engage in activities as if they're meeting in person.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Lifestyle, Childhood ALL, Behavior, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05858593
- Testing
- Virtual reality curriculum, No Virtual reality curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Pain, Patient Satisfaction
Effect of VR on Pain and Patient Satisfaction in Adults Receiving GNRFA
The study team aims to investigate whether implementing virtual reality therapy (VRT) during Genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation (GNRFA) procedure will provide better alleviation of procedural pain and augmented satisfaction…
- Trial name
- NCT05468398
- Testing
- Soothe VR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Pain, Education
Virtual Reality Pain Neuroscience Education for Middle School Students
Investigating the use of a Virtual Reality (VR) pain neuroscience education (PNE) platform with middle school students. The investigators have previously studied the use of PNE with in person educational sessions with middle…
- Conditions
- Pain, Education, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- NCT04470375
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Pain Neuroscience Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Dakota
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Virtual Reality Treatment for Emerging Adults With ADHD
The goal of this pilot randomized clinical trial is to test the impact of a virtual reality program for improving the ability of emerging adults (age 18-25) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to stay focused…
- Trial name
- NCT06454604
- Testing
- Meta Quest 3 VR Headset with noise cancelling headphones
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain
Can Virtual Reality Reduce Pain and Anxiety During Blood Draw
Adult patients aged 18-50 undergoing blood draw for routine lab evaluation will be randomized to a control group or experimental group to assess if the use of virtual reality reduces procedural pain (primary outcome) and…
- Trial name
- NCT04449341
- Testing
- Oculus Go headset with Ocean Rift application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center
Fear of Flying
Targeting Reconsolidation to Prevent Return of Fear
The overall aim of this project is to determine if using a cue to trigger (and reactivate) the fear memory 10 minutes prior to exposure treatment sessions leads to less anxiety in patients with a fear of flying.
- Trial name
- NCT01623830
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Phantom Limb Pain
Efficacy and Mechanisms of Virtual Reality Treatment of Phantom Leg Pain
After amputation of an arm or leg, up to 90% of subjects experience a "phantom limb", a phenomenon characterized by persistent feelings of the missing limb.
- Trial name
- NCT05296265
- Testing
- VR treatment for phantom limb pain
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Sickle Cell Disease, Virtual Reality
Role of Virtual Reality (VR) in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and cancer often have complicated courses while hospitalized and often deal with pain, anxiety and depression.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03387033
- Testing
- Relaxation response and virtual reality (VR) session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Virtual Reality, Social Interaction
Social Virtual-reality on Enhancing Social Interaction Skills in Children With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
The study targets children with diagnosed ADHD and aims to (1) develop a social virtual reality-based intervention, (2) investigate its effects on improving the social skills and executive functioning of inhibitions, emotional…
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Social Interaction, Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05778526
- Testing
- Virtual reality, Traditional social skills training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Cognitive Dysfunction, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Development and Evaluation of Virtual Reality Experiences for Cognitive Stimulation at the Sociosanitary Center El Carme
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a virtual reality (VR)-based program designed for cognitive stimulation in individuals attending the conventional cognitive rehabilitation program at the Day Hospital of CSSC (Centro…
- Trial name
- RTCSSC (NCT06155721)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Cognitive Stimulation Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Badalona Serveis Assistencials
Vasectomy, Pain, Postoperative
Virtual Reality Technology for Vasectomy Pain Modulation
This study will evaluate whether or not wearing a virtual reality (VR) headset reduces pain and anxiety in patients undergoing vasectomy.
- Conditions
- Vasectomy, Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT05591274
- Testing
- SmileyScope Virtual Reality Headset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Hiv, HIV/AIDS
Tough Talks: A Disclosure Intervention for HIV+ Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (YMSM)
Tough Talks is a virtual reality based HIV disclosure intervention that allows HIV+ individuals to practice disclosing to romantic partners.
- Conditions
- Hiv, HIV/AIDS, Disclosure
- Trial name
- NCT03414372
- Testing
- Tough Talks Online, Tough Talks Clinic, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Colorectal Cancer
Virtual Reality for Improving Pain and Distress in Patients With Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer
Patients with advanced colorectal cancer often experience high levels of debilitating pain and pain-related psychological distress. Pain in cancer patients is typically treated with analgesics.
- Trial name
- VR Blue (NCT04069702)
- Testing
- VR Blue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Drug Overdose, Virtual Reality
Use of Virtual Reality for Overdose Management Educational Trainings
This cluster-randomized trial will compare changes in attitudes and knowledge on administering naloxone based on exposure to either a virtual reality educational training or the current standard educational trainings (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT04091659
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Education, Standard Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Traumatic Brain Injury
VR-based EF Rehabilitation for Pediatric TBI
Childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses significant impairment in children's executive functions (EFs) for moderate to severe injuries, yet interventions specifically designed for children's EF rehabilitation post-TBI and…
- Trial name
- NCT03611062
- Testing
- VR Executive Functions Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Smoking Cessation, MindCotine Virtual Reality Mindful Exposure Therapy
Stanford Tobacco Treatment Services - Virtual Reality Treatment for Smoking Cessation
This study aims to see how feasible a mobile app based virtual reality program for smoking cessation (MindCotine) would be among Stanford cancer center patients
- Trial name
- NCT05220254
- Testing
- MindCotine's VR app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Comparing Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy to Prolonged Exposure
This study is evaluating the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) by comparing it to prolonged exposure therapy (PE) and a waitlist(WL) group for the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in active…
- Trial name
- VRPE Extension (NCT01459705)
- Testing
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET), Waitlist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Telehealth and Technology
Anxiety, Pain
Virtual Reality Decreases Child Anxiety and Pain as Well as Caregiver Anxiety and Pain Perception During Orthopaedic Clinic Office Procedures
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the use of a virtual reality experience can decrease child and caregiver anxiety and pain for simple orthopaedic office procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT05708586
- Testing
- Control, Virtual Reality (VR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Anxiety and Depression, Postpartum Depression
Virtual Reality Biofeedback for Postpartum Anxiety and Depression
The purpose of this study is to test patient feasibility and acceptability of virtual reality biofeedback program in postpartum women for anxiety and depression outcomes.
- Conditions
- Anxiety and Depression, Postpartum Depression, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- VITALISE (NCT04925765)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Biofeedback Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Preprocedure Anxiety
Impact of Virtual Reality on Pre-procedural anxieTy Prior to Heart cathEterIzAtion - VR-THEIA
The primary aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that use of VR combined with standard procedural education will result in less pre-procedural anxiety than standard procedural education alone among patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- VR-THEIA (NCT03662607)
- Testing
- Virtual reality experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West