Reducing Adult Inpatients Anxiety With Virtual Reality Meditation

NCT ID: NCT06234254

Last Updated: 2025-05-16

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-06-01

Study Completion Date

2027-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate if non-invasive, distracting devices (virtual reality) can decrease anxiety and improve affect and satisfaction in adult, hospitalized patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anxiety Virtual Reality

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Virtual Reality

Participants will be immersed in a virtual environment. Calming scenery will be shown via the headset for 20-30 minutes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Reality headset with calming scenery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be immersed in a virtual environment. Calming scenery will be shown via the headset for 20-30 minutes

Control

No intervention (i.e. virtual reality headset) will be applied to the participant.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Virtual Reality headset with calming scenery

Participants will be immersed in a virtual environment. Calming scenery will be shown via the headset for 20-30 minutes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* between age 18-99
* hospitalized at Stanford Health Care
* english-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* significant cognitive impairment or inability to consent
* current nausea
* visual problems or currently using corrective glasses that are incompatible with the virtual reality headset
* a history of severe motion sickness
* a history of seizures cause by flashing light
* clinically unstable or require immediate/urgent intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Thomas Caruso

Clinical Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Thomas Caruso

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Stanford University

Locations

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Stanford Health Care (SHC)

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Thomas Caruso

Role: CONTACT

650-723-5728

Man Yee Suen

Role: CONTACT

650-723-5728

Other Identifiers

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73841

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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