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Virtual Reality on Anxiety, Stress, Pain and Patient's Satisfaction Among Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy

NCT07145203 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2025-08-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate the effect of Virtual Reality (VR) on anxiety, stress, pain, and patient satisfaction among Palestinian patients undergoing colonoscopy. The study aimed to determine the efficacy of VR as a non-pharmacological intervention to improve the patient experience during the procedure.

The main research hypotheses are:

H01: There will be no significant difference in anxiety levels between patients who receive immersive VR during colonoscopy and those who receive standard care.

H02: There will be no significant difference in perceived stress levels between patients who receive immersive VR during colonoscopy and those who receive standard care.

H03: There will be no significant difference in pain levels between patients who receive immersive VR during colonoscopy and those who receive standard care.

H04: There will be no significant difference in satisfaction levels between patients who receive immersive VR during colonoscopy and those who receive standard care.

Participants will:

Receive either a VR intervention or standard care during their colonoscopy. Wear a VR headset for 15-30 minutes, immersing themselves in a natural environment with relaxing music and nature sounds.

Complete assessments of anxiety, stress, pain, and satisfaction before and after the procedure using validated questionnaires.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Pain
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy

Interventions

DEVICE

Meta Quest 2 VR headset

The VR intervention used a head-mounted VR headset with built-in headphones. Patients selected VR environments from a predefined list of four nature scenes (tropical beach, diving, forest, and snowy landscape) with relaxing music and nature sounds. Guided Meditation VR from Cubicle Ninjas (https://guidedmeditationvr.com/) featured 360-degree immersive nature environments with standardized calming background audio. VR was applied during the colonoscopy procedure, with sessions lasting 15 to 30 minutes and discontinued if the patient reported nausea, dizziness, or requested removal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-10
Primary Completion
2024-12-30
Completion
2025-02-10

Countries

  • Palestinian Territories

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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