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Virtual Reality in Reducing Pain and Anxiety in Cancer Participants Undergoing Painful Procedures

NCT03568292 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-05-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This trial studies how well virtual reality (VR) works in reducing pain and anxiety in cancer participants undergoing bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture. Virtual reality may impact pain and anxiety during and after the procedure.

Conditions

  • Malignant Neoplasm

Interventions

OTHER

Best Practice

Receive standard of care

OTHER

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

DEVICE

Oculus Rift Headset

Subject wears headset for virtual reality intervention during bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture procedure

OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Virtually Strong, LLC

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Southern California

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jacek Pinski, MD · University of Southern California

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-03-01
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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