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VR goggles may take the fear out of chest tube insertion

NCT ID NCT07206940

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether wearing a virtual reality headset during chest drainage can reduce anxiety and pain. About 38 adults with pneumothorax or pleural effusion will either get standard care or use a VR headset during the procedure. Researchers will measure pain and anxiety using simple scales and heart rate.

What this could mean

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Active substance
virtual reality headset
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease anxiety and pain during chest drainage procedures.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 38 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The VR headset may not reduce anxiety or pain significantly compared to standard care.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 38 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2025

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

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: * Age ≥ 18 years; * Patient requiring Sledinger thoracic drainage for pneumothorax or pleural effusion in the pulmonology department of Nice University Hospital; * Patient affiliated with social security; * Signature of informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Immediate emergency situations; * Anxiolytic, antidepressant, or psychotropic treatment already in place; * Cognitive, behavioral, or psychiatric disorders; * Language barrier; * History of chest drainage or chest surgery; * Hearing disorders without hearing aids; * Vision disorders without corrective lenses (lack of binocular vision, blindness); * Psychotic patients or patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders; * History of epilepsy; * Current migraine; * Patients for whom three-dimensional films are contraindicated (pacemaker or defibrillator); * No social security coverage; * Patients under guardianship/curatorship.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Pleural Effusion pneumothorax

As listed by the trial registrant

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Drainage of liquor Pleural effusion Pneumothorax

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Nice - Hôpital Pasteur 2

    Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06000, France

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