Clinical trials: Virtual Reality
Anxiety, Burn Out
A Study to Assess Virtual Reality by Healthcare Providers: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability of using Virtual Reality intervention to help reduce anxiety and burnout symptoms and improve focus in the workplace.
- Trial name
- NCT04622527
- Testing
- Random assigned paradigm viewing order
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Labor Pain, Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality in Labor and Delivery for Reduction in Pain
The purpose of this study is to identify whether use of virtual reality devices can improve the pain management of women in labor and delivery.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Virtual Reality, Alternative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT03437031
- Testing
- Virtual Reality device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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
Long-Term Memory Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Wayfinding Intervention in High-Fidelity Long-Term Memory
Therapeutic treatment is yet available for declining memory, which is an impairment affecting the quality of life for many older adults and patients with cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- LABYR (NCT04253587)
- Testing
- LabyrinthVR, Coherence, Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Anxiety Disorders
Expectation of Unpleasant Events in Anxiety Disorders
Fear and anxiety are normal responses to a threat. However, anxiety is considered abnormal when the response to the threat is excessive or inappropriate.
- Trial name
- NCT00055224
- Testing
- Threat of shock
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 921 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Hospice, End of Life
Tandem VR: Synchronized Nature-Based Experiences in Virtual Reality for Hospice Patients and Their Caregivers
Background: Nature-based virtual reality (VR) and other outdoor experiences in head-mounted displays (HMDs) offer powerful, non-pharmacological tools for hospice teams to help patients undergoing end-of-life (EOL) transitions.
- Conditions
- Hospice, End of Life, Palliative Care, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06186960
- Testing
- Tandem Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety
Mindfulness Intervention Using Virtual Reality in Older Adults With Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Ecuador
The availability of affordable hardware and rapidly growing content that can be freely accessed in the public domain raises the possibility of VR being used across the world globally and, in a very broad range of settings…
- Trial name
- NCT06219642
- Testing
- Mindfulness using virtual reality
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Stress Reaction; Acute
Racial Discrimination and Stress Response
The goal of this study is to learn about whether ethnic minority adolescents' racial discrimination experience is related to dysregulated biological responses to subtle racism, and how the relationship may be attenuated or…
- Trial name
- NCT05820659
- Testing
- peer rejection task, conversation about peer rejection, and impossible puzzle task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
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
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
Pain, Neuropathic, Pain, Acute
Ice Immersion Using Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of different technologies, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality with modifications as passive content, active content, cognitive load modulation, and positive…
- Trial name
- NCT04196686
- Testing
- VR/AR, Ice Bath
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pain, Procedural, Procedural Anxiety
Evaluating the Feasibility of VR for Pediatric Renal Biopsies
The purpose of this study is to assess the use of virtual reality (VR) as an adjunct or alternative to pharmacologic sedation in pediatric patients undergoing renal biopsy.
- Conditions
- Pain, Procedural, Procedural Anxiety, Sedation Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05267704
- Testing
- Oculus Go Virtual Reality Headset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Anxiety
Perioperative Virtual Reality for Pediatric Anesthesia
The goal of this study is to evaluate the use of immersive audiovisual distraction and virtual reality to reduce perioperative anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT03583450
- Testing
- Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Sensory Habituation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most common developmental disabilities and often people with ASD have sensory processing disorders.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Sensory Over-Responsivity
- Trial name
- ASD_VR_RE (NCT06247176)
- Testing
- Sensory Habituation Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Surgical Training
Virtual Reality vs Technical Video in Surgical Training
The use of instructional technical surgical videos is common in orthopaedic education. Many residents have used instructional technical surgical training videos prior to medical school, as well as during their residency program…
- Trial name
- NCT04404010
- Testing
- Immersive Virtual Reality, Surgical Technical Instructional Video
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Behavior, Child, Anxiety, Dental
Virtual Reality in Pediatric Dentistry
Dental Fear and Anxiety is an emotional experiences affecting many children and adolescents which can lead to behavioral problems in the dental setting.
- Trial name
- NCT05585905
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Basic Behavior Guidance Techniques
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Blindness
Virtual Reality Mobility Training System for Veterans With Vision Loss
This is a two-year proof-of-concept study to evaluate a new Virtual Reality (VR) "holographic" sound system for use as an audiological Orientation and Mobility (O\&M) training tool
- Trial name
- NCT00333879
- Testing
- Virtual Sound System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs