Virtual reality goggles ease pain and fear during cervical biopsy
NCT ID NCT06811259
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using virtual reality during a colposcopic biopsy could lower pain and anxiety. Sixty women were randomly assigned to either wear VR goggles or receive standard care. Researchers measured pain with a visual scale and anxiety with a questionnaire. The goal was to see if a simple, drug-free distraction could make the procedure more comfortable.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Women over the age of 18, * Subjected to colposcopic biopsy, * Not using a medication that directly affects vital signs, * Not using antidepressants, anxiolytics or sedatives, * Not using analgesics or anesthetics 24 hours before the procedure, * Not having any psychiatric illness, * Not having vision, hearing or perception problems, * Not having communication problems (can speak Turkish), * Women who agree to participate in the study verbally and in writing. Exclusion Criteria: * Women under the age of 18, * Those who have not undergone colposcopic biopsy, * Those who are taking a medication that directly affects vital signs, * Those who are taking antidepressants, anxiolytics and sedatives, * Those who are taking analgesics or anesthetics 24 hours before the procedure, * Those who have any psychiatric illness, * Those who have vision, hearing and perception problems, * Those who have communication problems (cannot speak Turkish), * Those who have diseases that cause movement sensitivity, * Those who cannot watch the entire video, * Women who do not accept to participate in the research verbally or in writing.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mersin University
Yenişehir, Mersin, 33110, Turkey (Türkiye)
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