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Impact of Virtual Reality on Pre-procedural anxieTy Prior to Heart cathEterIzAtion - VR-THEIA

NCT03662607 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2026-04-14

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Summary

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 first-time cardiac catheterization. The VR technology being evaluated in this study will allow patients to experience a 3-D simulation of certain aspects of their upcoming procedure prior to the actual procedure date.

Conditions

  • Preprocedure Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual reality experience

* Baseline wellness self-assessment administered (reporting on absence or presence and degree of severity of headache, nausea, dizziness, fatigue and vision abnormalities) * Seated comfortably and free of direct obstruction * Shown individual components of the VR system (View-Master with smartphone; headphones); given instructions; encouraged to ask questions. * Begin the VR experience. Study personnel stay in the room \& provide guidance and answer questions regarding the technology * When VR experience concluded, wellness self-assessment will be administered again.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Corewell Health West

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-18
Primary Completion
2021-11-29
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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