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Can a VR headset help cancer patients feel better?

NCT ID NCT07221409

Symptom relief Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This pilot study at Mayo Clinic is testing whether a single 20-30 minute virtual reality session can safely reduce anxiety, depression, and fatigue in cancer patients. 24 adults undergoing chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant will try calming VR experiences like nature walks or meditation. Researchers will check if the VR is easy to use and if it improves mood.

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) experience
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to help cancer patients feel less anxious or depressed during treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 24 people and no control group. The VR session is just one time, so any benefits may be short-lived or not apply to everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 24 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2025

Expected to finish

Oct 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 90 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * History of cancer * Age between 18 to 90 years * Undergoing in-patient chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant (BMT), chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-t, \& out-patient chemotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * History of bipolar disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorder, substance use disorder other than caffeine or tobacco. History of suicidal ideation or attempt * History of treatment resistant depression, psychiatric hospitalization, syncope, transient ischemic attack (TIA), stroke, epilepsy, electroconvulsive therapy, benign positional vertigo, Meniere's disease

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

adjustment disorder anxiety disorder cancer Depression depressive disorder hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Adjustment disorder Anxiety disorder Cancer Depression Hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm Malignant solid neoplasm

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States

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