VIRTUAL REALITY

This study tests a virtual reality game designed to teach children aged 10 to 16 how to better manage their emotions. The goal is to prevent anxiety and depression by improving skills like flexible thinking and memory. Over five weeks, kids will play VR games or relax in nature s…

This study tests whether a new virtual reality therapy can help people who had a stroke more than 6 months ago improve arm function. 44 participants will compare two VR approaches that use mirror therapy and task practice. The goal is to see which method better boosts motor skill…

This study tests whether a virtual reality (VR) program can help cancer survivors manage ongoing symptoms like pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression. About 30 adults who finished cancer treatment at least 3 months ago will use either VR or an audio program at home for 4 weeks. R…

This study explores whether virtual reality (VR) field trips can improve the emotional well-being of children ages 5 to 17 who are staying in the hospital for more than one day. Participants will use VR to visit famous wonders of the world and do related hands-on activities at th…

This study explores whether virtual reality (VR) can help people in palliative care achieve personal goals, such as relaxation or completing a bucket-list experience. Up to 12 patients and their companions will take part in up to 3 VR sessions at a hospice in England. Researchers…

This study tests whether using virtual reality (interactive or hypnotic) during needle placements into an implantable port can reduce pain and anxiety in children aged 6 to 16 with acute leukemia. Over 3 months, 120 participants will be randomly assigned to either standard care o…

This study tests whether virtual reality (VR) can reduce anxiety and pain in children aged 7 to 12 during minor orthopedic surgery. Half the children will use VR headsets with calming environments before and during surgery, while the other half receive standard sedative medicatio…

This study tests a new home-based program that uses a virtual reality treadmill to help children aged 6 to 17 with conditions like cerebral palsy, neuromuscular diseases, or obesity improve their walking. The program involves at least three 30-minute sessions per week combining w…

This study tests whether using a virtual reality headset (Apple Vision Pro) during colonoscopy and other endoscopic procedures can reduce physical strain on doctors. About 140 procedures will be performed with the headset, and researchers will measure improvements in posture and …

This study tests whether wearing a virtual reality (VR) headset during daily radiation treatments can help reduce anxiety in adults with prostate, breast, lung, or head and neck cancer. Researchers will track how often patients use the VR device and whether it works properly, as …

This study tests a new therapy for people with Parkinson's disease. Participants will watch their own 3D motion recordings in a virtual reality headset and then practice those movements. The goal is to see if this training can improve slow movement (bradykinesia) and other sympto…

This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) can help patients feel calm before heart surgery, reducing their need for anxiety medication. About 40 adults who request medication for pre-surgery nerves will try VR instead. The goal is to see if VR can provide comfort while …

This study tests whether using a virtual reality (VR) meditation program during a vasectomy can lower pain, anxiety, and discomfort compared to standard care alone. About 90 adult men will be randomly assigned to either use a VR headset or receive usual care. The goal is to see i…

This study tests whether a relaxation technique called progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) works better when combined with virtual reality (VR) for burn survivors. About 34 adults who have had a burn injury for at least 6 months and still have symptoms like pain, itch, or sleep p…

This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) during a heart device implantation procedure can make patients more comfortable. 150 adults having a new device or battery change under local anesthesia will either use VR or receive standard care. Researchers will measure pain,…

This study tests a new system that combines virtual reality with a walking robot to help people who have had a stroke walk with a more natural, balanced stride. The robot gives real-time feedback to encourage using the weaker leg more. Researchers will compare 15 stroke survivors…

This study tests whether a virtual reality headset playing hypnotic scenarios can reduce anxiety, pain, and resistance during hygiene care for people with Alzheimer's or related disorders who become agitated or oppose care. Twenty-four residents from a long-term care center will …

This study explores whether immersive virtual reality-based exercise therapy can reduce pain, improve shoulder function, sleep, and cognitive abilities in people with mild to moderate frozen shoulder (grade 1-2). Researchers will compare standard care plus VR exercise to standard…

This study tests whether a new software called Motion Reset can prevent or reduce cybersickness—symptoms like nausea, dizziness, and headache—in healthy adults using virtual reality. About 150 volunteers aged 18 to 60 will be split into three groups: one using the anti-sickness s…

This study looks at whether virtual reality (VR) relaxation exercises can help pregnant women with preeclampsia feel less stressed and improve their health and their baby's health. About 96 hospitalized women will be randomly assigned to VR relaxation, in-person relaxation, or st…

This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) can help people use fewer opioid painkillers after heart or chest surgery. 60 patients will be split into three groups: one using interactive VR games, one watching relaxing 360-degree videos, and one receiving standard care. Th…

This study tests whether listening to nature sounds while watching a virtual reality forest can help reduce pain and anxiety during chest tube removal. About 60 adults will either use a VR headset or receive standard care. Researchers will measure pain levels, vital signs, comfor…

This study tests whether wearing a virtual reality headset during a common kidney stone procedure (ESWL) can lower pain and anxiety. About 72 adults will be randomly assigned to either standard care or standard care plus VR. The goal is to see if VR can distract patients enough t…

This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) goggles or a sedative drug called dexmedetomidine is better at reducing anxiety and stress in women having a planned cesarean section. About 52 mothers will be randomly assigned to one of the two methods. The goal is to find a s…

This study tests whether using special relaxation glasses or a virtual reality headset can reduce anxiety in adults before orthopedic surgery. About 632 participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: relaxation glasses, VR hypnosis, or no relaxation tool. Research…

This study explores whether virtual reality nature scenes and special sounds called binaural beats can help healthy adults relax. 52 participants will attend one 30-minute session, where they may experience VR, sounds, both, or a quiet control. Researchers will measure heart rate…

This study tests whether virtual reality (VR) can improve how parents learn to care for their premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). About 60 parents will be randomly assigned to receive either standard education or VR-enhanced training that shows them NICU …

This pilot study tests whether using immersive virtual reality (IVR) during exercise can reduce the effort it takes to breathe. Ten healthy adults will cycle while wearing a special breathing tube to measure their breathing effort, once with VR and once without. The goal is to se…

This study looks at whether poor nutrition makes it harder for older adults to recover shoulder function after surgery when using virtual reality (VR) rehab. About 60 frail adults aged 60+ will be tracked to see how their nutritional status affects their ability to do daily activ…

This study tests whether augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) headsets can help doctors perform ultrasound-guided procedures, such as numbing nerves or placing lines, more accurately and comfortably. About 100 adults having these procedures will take part. The goal is t…

This study looks at how immersive virtual reality changes the way the brain processes chronic pain, compared to a placebo effect. Researchers will measure brain activity and pain tolerance in 78 adults with temporomandibular disorder (jaw pain) lasting at least 3 months. The goal…

This study tests whether immersive 360-degree virtual reality videos help medical students navigate unfamiliar hospital areas better than standard 2D videos. About 44 first- and second-year medical students will be timed and tracked as they find a new location after receiving eit…