Impact of Virtual Reality on Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Interventional Procedures
NCT05744336
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
Periprocedural anxiety is a common problem for patients who undergo interventional pain procedures. Virtual Reality (VR) is an immersive experience that has gained acceptance in the medical field as a tool for reducing anxiety and pain for patients.Research Aim: To evaluate the effect of immersive virtual reality (VR) on periprocedural anxiety related to therapeutic cervical epidural steroid injections (ESI).
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Anxiety
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- October 29, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Illinois · 1
- Anesthesiology Pain Medicine Center · Chicago, IL
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.