VR headsets tested as chemo comfort tool for breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07292727
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a virtual reality headset for 30 minutes during chemotherapy can reduce pain and anxiety in breast cancer patients. Fifty participants will either receive standard care or standard care plus VR. Researchers will measure pain and anxiety levels using standard scales.
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) headset
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to ease pain and anxiety during chemotherapy sessions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants. The results may not apply to all patients, and VR might not be effective or could cause discomfort.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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30 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer. * Patients who suffered from pain. * Patient who suffered from anxiety. * Patients who received chemo since 1cycle (session). * Patients who received the same type of chemotherapy. * Patients who are not suffer from anxiety disorders before chemotherapy. * Patient who received chemotherapy for the first time in their treatment. Exclusion Criteria: The potential participants will be excluded if they have one of the following criteria: * injuries to the face or head * Hand Injuries. * Cognitive impairment * A history of severe motion sickness * Mental health problems. * Visual and auditory problems. * Radiotherapy * A history of skull structure or cervical spine abnormalities that may complicate the use of VR devices. * A history of epilepsy, seizures, vertigo.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hanaa Hassanin Shehata
Sohag, Egypt
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