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Virtual reality meets mindfulness: a new way to calm chemotherapy's side effects?

NCT ID NCT07731477

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

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First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether a virtual reality-based mindfulness program can reduce anxiety, fatigue, and sleep problems while improving comfort in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer who are about to start chemotherapy. Half of the 50 participants will use the VR mindfulness sessions alongside standard care, while the other half receive standard care alone. Researchers will measure changes in anxiety, comfort, sleep quality, and fatigue using validated questionnaires.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a virtual reality-based mindfulness intervention
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to help breast cancer patients manage anxiety, fatigue, and sleep issues during chemotherapy.
What could go wrong
This is a small early-stage trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention requires a VR headset and guided sessions, which may not suit everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

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

About 50 people

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

Started

Oct 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

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 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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

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Inclusion Criteria: Newly diagnosed with breast cancer, Female and aged 18 years or older, Diagnosed with stage II or III breast cancer, Scheduled to receive chemotherapy for breast cancer for the first time in the adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting, using either the CA regimen \[C: cyclophosphamide; A: doxorubicin (Adriamycin)\] or the TC regimen \[T: docetaxel; C: cyclophosphamide\], with or without paclitaxel, trastuzumab, docetaxel, or carboplatin, Scheduled to receive chemotherapy but have not yet started treatment, Have a Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score of ≤30, have no physician-diagnosed psychiatric disorder according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, and are not receiving treatment for a psychiatric disorder (Appendix 8), Have completed at least primary school education, Voluntarily agree to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Presence of metastasis, History of seizures, Presence of vertigo, Presence of motion sickness with a tendency toward nausea and vomiting, Communication difficulties, including hearing, visual, or speech impairments, Unwillingness to participate in the study. Withdrawal Criteria Participants will be withdrawn from the study if: They discontinue the treatment protocol at any stage, Their treatment protocol is changed, They no longer wish to continue participating in the study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Breast cancer Chemotherapy

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey

    RECRUITING

    Ankara, Ankara, 06830, Turkey (Türkiye)

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