VR goggles could ease Pre-Surgery jitters for kidney stone patients
NCT ID NCT07620873
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether watching a virtual reality (VR) video before kidney stone surgery can lower anxiety, boost knowledge, and improve self-care. About 90 adults scheduled for surgery will be split into three groups: standard education, standard VR, or a special VR with built-in quizzes. Researchers will measure anxiety, knowledge, and cognitive load before and after the intervention.
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 education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help patients feel less anxious and more prepared before kidney stone surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefit over standard education may be small.
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Study facts
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- 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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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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: * Patients scheduled to undergo urolithiasis surgery with procedure codes 77026B, 77027B, 77028B, or 76016B. * Aged 18 years or older. * Conscious and mentally alert. * Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese and read written text. * Able to understand and operate virtual reality equipment. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with current psychiatric disorders or substance abuse. * Patients with hearing or visual impairment. * Patients with visual dizziness, vertigo, or virtual reality motion sickness symptoms. * Patients who are unable to cooperate or unwilling to participate in the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGKeelung, 204, Taiwan
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