Can a 10-Minute VR escape ease stress for overworked nurses and doctors?
NCT ID NCT07155681
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a short, 10-minute virtual reality session with biofeedback can help healthcare workers on surgical wards feel less stressed and more satisfied at work. About 75 nurses, residents, and surgeons will try it once during their shift. The goal is to see if the VR tool is easy to use and fits into a busy hospital day.
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 intervention with biofeedback
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a quick, practical tool to help healthcare workers manage stress during their shifts.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study (75 people) that only tests a single session. It is not designed to prove long-term stress reduction, and some people may feel dizzy or uncomfortable using VR.
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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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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering healthcare professionals (≥18 years old) working in direct patient care, such as nurses, residents, physician assistants, and surgeons, on the surgical ward. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with epilepsy * Experienced VR as a trigger for their migraines * Severe dizziness, nausea or physical disabilities will be excluded. * Diagnosed with arrythmias, bradycardia or tachycardia * Not able to wear the VR headset due to physical or psychological conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rhigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
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University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
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