VR headsets could take the sting out of dialysis needles

NCT ID NCT07281144

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Tarsus University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether watching calming VR videos (nature, forest, seaside) during needle insertion could reduce pain, distress, and improve comfort in 52 hemodialysis patients. Patients used VR headsets starting three minutes before the procedure. The goal was to see if this simple, drug-free distraction could make a routine but uncomfortable procedure more tolerable.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Virtual reality (VR) headsets showing nature and seaside videos
What this could lead to: If it works, this could give hemodialysis patients a simple, drug-free way to feel less pain and distress during needle insertion.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed study with only 52 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the effect might be small or due to distraction rather than VR itself.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congenital arteriovenous fistula end stage renal failure Pain, Procedural

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HEMODIALYSIS, VIRTUAL REALITY

Contacts and locations

Locations

School

Mersin, Health Sciences Faculty , Tarsus University, Mersin, Turkey, 33400, Turkey (Türkiye)
Tarsus U

Tarsus, Tarsus, 33400, Turkey (Türkiye)

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