VIRTUAL REALITY

This study tests whether watching a nature-based virtual reality video while listening to special sound waves (binaural beats) can help people relax. Eighteen healthy adults will have their heart rate and stress levels measured during a 30-minute VR session and a control session.…

This study will test if watching virtual reality videos can help people feel less anxious before knee replacement surgery and have less pain afterward. About 64 people having knee replacement will be randomly assigned to use VR or not. The goal is to see if VR can improve comfort…

This study tests whether a virtual reality (VR) system called VALOR can help stroke survivors improve arm and hand function from home. About 48 adults who had a stroke at least 3 months ago will either use the VR program or receive standard care. The goal is to see if VR-guided p…

This study tests whether virtual reality training using the Nintendo Wii Fit can improve balance, walking, and agility in children aged 7-14 with mild cerebral palsy. Over 6 weeks, 56 kids will either play Wii Fit games or do standard physical therapy. The goal is to see if a fun…

This study tests whether a virtual reality (VR) relaxation program can help reduce emotional and behavioral problems in adults with acquired brain injury who live in nursing homes. Three participants will use a multisensory VR headset for 15 minutes, twice a week, for 8 weeks. Re…

This study at Stanford tests whether augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) can help teens aged 11-17 with needle phobia. Participants will use a spatial computing device for exposure therapy to reduce their fear. The goal is to ease anxiety so medical procedures become …

This study will test whether watching a virtual forest scene can help reduce pain, anxiety, fear, and improve sleep in 70 adults undergoing bariatric (weight-loss) surgery. Half of the participants will experience the virtual forest before and after surgery, while the other half …

This study tests whether watching calming virtual reality (VR) nature scenes, including local Saudi landscapes, can improve quality of life and emotional well-being for people receiving palliative care and their family caregivers. About 100 patient-caregiver pairs will use a VR h…

This study looks at three simple methods—breastfeeding, using a stress ball, or wearing virtual reality goggles—to help first-time mothers feel less pain and anxiety during episiotomy repair (stitching after birth). About 120 women will be randomly assigned to one of these groups…

This study looks at whether using virtual reality goggles or a vibrating Buzzy device can lower pain, fear, and anxiety in children aged 7 to 10 during a skin prick test for allergies. About 111 children will be randomly placed into one of three groups: VR, Buzzy, or standard car…

This study tests whether watching a virtual reality (VR) video before an MRI scan can help children aged 5 to 10 stay calm and still. The VR video shows what the MRI machine looks like and sounds like, so kids know what to expect. The goal is to reduce movement, the need for seda…

This study looks at whether a 6-week virtual reality (VR) program is a practical and acceptable way to teach people with chronic pain about their condition. Fifty adults with chronic pain will use a VR tool called Reality Health™ to learn about pain science, coping strategies, an…

This study tests whether listening to special binaural beats music or using virtual reality during labor can lower pain and affect key birth hormones like oxytocin and cortisol. Researchers will compare these two approaches against standard care in 90 women giving birth at a hosp…

This study tests a new virtual reality therapy for people who had a stroke. It compares standard VR mirror therapy to a version that adds focused attention on objects, with or without sound cues. The goal is to see if this approach improves arm movement and brain activity after j…

This study tests whether a virtual reality training program can improve visual perception in children, teens, and young adults who have lost half their vision (hemianopsia) due to a brain tumor. About 120 participants will use audiovisual stimulation at home for 8 weeks. The goal…

This study will test whether virtual reality (VR) training helps healthcare workers learn infection control better than traditional lectures. About 200 licensed health workers assigned to Hajj will be randomly placed in either VR or standard training. Researchers will measure cha…

This study will test whether a new virtual reality simulation with touch feedback can help nursing students improve their hands-on skills and clinical decision-making. About 100 students taking a nursing course for the first time will be split into two groups: one using the VR to…

This study will test a virtual reality training program for doctors. The training helps doctors learn how to talk to parents about safely storing guns at home. About 30 pediatric doctors will try the training and share their thoughts on how useful and easy it is to use.

This study tests a virtual reality program called 'Health at My Feet' for people with type 2 diabetes. The program uses VR goggles and videos to teach foot care, with weekly reminders for three months. Researchers will check if it improves foot care knowledge and habits in 70 adu…

This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) glasses improves how well paramedic students learn to treat crush syndrome, a serious injury from disasters. About 61 second-year students will be split into two groups: one uses VR, the other gets a standard lecture. Researcher…

This study compares virtual reality (VR) training to standard teaching methods for learning anatomy in 102 trainee anaesthetists. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either VR or standard teaching, then switch to the other method. Their knowledge will be tested afte…

This study tests a virtual reality (VR) program called SurviVRSE that teaches breast cancer survivors about heart health. About 30 women currently receiving certain cancer treatments will try the VR program. Researchers will check if the program is easy to use, acceptable, and if…