Virtual Reality for Pain Control in US-Guided Obstetric Needle Procedures

NCT07094451 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-07-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a single-site randomized controlled pilot study at Mount Sinai Hospital evaluating the effect of virtual reality on procedural pain and anxiety in obstetric patients undergoing ultrasound-guided needle procedures. Patients will be randomized to receive either VR or standard care during the procedure and complete validated questionnaires assessing pain, anxiety, intervention acceptability, and satisfaction.

Conditions

  • Procedural Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Virtual Reality

Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset. The VR experience includes an interactive, immersive environment with classical music and wrist-controlled movement to match floating visual cues to a beat. The experience is designed to be soothing and require minimal movement.

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound

Ultrasound-guided (US-Guided) procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Katz, MD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-02
Primary Completion
2027-03-30
Completion
2027-03-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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