VR and period phase may calm Pre-Surgery nerves
NCT ID NCT07337941
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether watching a 15-minute virtual reality video could lower anxiety in women before nose surgery, and if the phase of their menstrual cycle made a difference. 170 women in specific cycle phases participated. The goal was to see if these factors affect how anxious patients feel before an operation.
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) video
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward personalized ways to reduce anxiety before surgery based on menstrual cycle timing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on one type of surgery. Results may not apply to other procedures or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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170 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Feb 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II risk groups, * scheduled for elective septorhinoplasty, * either the follicular (days 1-12 from last menstruation) or luteal (days 20-24) phase of the menstrual cycle Exclusion Criteria: * if they did not speak Turkish * in days 13-19 of their menstrual cycle, * menstrual irregularities, * undergone hysterectomy or bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, * drug allergies, * psychiatric or cognitive dysfunction, * epilepsy, * claustrophobia, * alcohol-substance dependence, * blindness or deafness, * revision septorhinoplasty.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gamze Küçükosman
Zonguldak, 67600, Turkey (Türkiye)