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VR games may help tame pain without pills

NCT ID NCT05836649

Symptom relief Sponsor: Stanford University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether playing active or watching passive virtual reality (VR) games can change how healthy people feel heat and pressure pain. 265 adults used a VR headset in different ways, and researchers measured their pain thresholds. The goal is to see if VR could be a non-drug way to help manage pain.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Virtual reality (VR) headset with either passive or active games
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward using VR as a drug-free way to help manage pain during medical procedures or in daily life.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early study in healthy people, not patients with chronic pain. The effects may not apply to real-world pain conditions, and some people may experience motion sickness or discomfort.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

265 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2023

Finished

Jan 2024

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 99 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * greater than 18 years of age * English speaking * hearing intact Exclusion Criteria: * a history of severe motion sickness * currently have nausea * history of seizures * have hearing loss; are pregnant * are currently taking beta blockers, chronotropic heart medications, or opioids or other prescription pain medications * history of chronic pain or acute pain syndromes.

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Conditions

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anxiety anxiety disorder Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Lucile Parkard Children's Hospital

    Stanford, California, 94304, United States

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