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Virtual reality goggles may replace pain pills during heart catheter removal
NCT ID NCT07360054
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using virtual reality (VR) during the removal of a tube from the groin after a heart procedure could reduce pain and anxiety. One hundred adults were randomly assigned to either wear VR goggles showing calming scenes or receive standard care. Researchers measured pain, anxiety, and vital signs before, during, and after the procedure to see if VR made a difference.
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 application
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to ease pain and anxiety during a common heart procedure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study. The results may not apply to everyone, and virtual reality might not work for all patients or in all hospitals.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Age 18 years or older * Ability to speak and understand Turkish * Undergoing elective coronary angiography with femoral arterial access * Planned femoral sheath removal * Hemodynamically stable vital signs * No psychiatric, cognitive, visual, or hearing impairment * No administration of analgesics for any reason prior to sheath removal Exclusion Criteria: * Use of analgesics for chronic pain prior to the procedure * Impaired orientation to time or place * Use of anxiolytic and/or sedative medications
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kayseri City Hospital
Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye)
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