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Virtual reality goggles calm nerves before thyroid surgery

NCT ID NCT04481893

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Francois Baclesse Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether using a virtual reality headset with relaxing hypnosis techniques could lower stress in people about to have their thyroid removed. Eighty-two adults used the headset for 30 minutes before and after surgery. Researchers measured anxiety levels to see if the virtual reality sessions helped keep patients calm.

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Active substance
virtual reality headset with AQUA® application
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to ease anxiety before and after thyroid surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The effect on stress may be modest or temporary.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

82 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2020

Finished

Jun 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient\> 18 years old * Man or woman * Patient candidate for a total thyroidectomy, or a thyroid totalization * Preoperative Euthyroidism * Can justify outpatient care: score of the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) 1, 2 or 3 stable; accompanied for return at home; can be watched by a loved one the night after returning home; reachable by telephone; living within an hour of transportation from a hospital and having a good level of understanding. * No history of parathyroid or recurrent pathology * Signature of informed consent before any specific procedure related to the study * Subject affiliated with a health security system Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with a submerged goiter (lower edge of the thyroid not seen on the preoperative cervical ultrasound) * Patient with uncontrolled infectious pathology * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or lack of contraception during genital activity * Patient with illnesses or conditions that hinder their ability to understand follow and / or comply with study procedures * Patient with personality disorders and / or psychiatric pathology * Patient deprived of liberty or placed under the authority of a guardian

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Conditions

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thyroid cancer Thyroid Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

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Thyroid cancer Thyroidectomy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU CAEN

    Caen, France

  • Centre François Baclesse

    Caen, France

  • Clinique Mathilde

    Rouen, France

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