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Conditions
Burn
Interventions
Virtual Reality Distraction
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
NIH
Eligibility
6 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
184 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2002 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Virtual Reality in Pediatric Dentistry

NCT05585905
Conditions
Behavior, Child, Anxiety, Dental
Interventions
Virtual Reality, Basic Behavior Guidance Techniques
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Southern California
Other
Eligibility
6 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Long Beach, California • Los Angeles, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

VR for Lac Repairs in Peds Emergency Department

NCT06516003
Conditions
Laceration
Interventions
Immersive Virtual Reality Goggles, Standard of Care
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Other
Eligibility
6 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
91 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Norfolk, Virginia
Recruiting Phase 4 Interventional

R61/33 - VR Study Phase 4

NCT07169760
Conditions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Interventions
Meta Quest 3 VR Headset with noise cancelling headphones
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 25 Years
Enrollment
252 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2030
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Baton Rouge, Louisiana • New Brunswick, New Jersey
Conditions
End Stage Kidney Disease, Depressive Symptoms
Interventions
Joviality(TM), Inert Virtual Reality
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other
Eligibility
21 Years and older
Enrollment
61 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Measuring Attention During Immersive Virtual Reality Distraction

NCT06615245
Conditions
Distraction
Interventions
No VR vs. immersive high tech VR, Plausible control vs immersive High Tech VR
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Hunter Hoffman
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
36 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Conditions
Pain, Burns
Interventions
VR-based Pain Alleviation Tool (VR-PAT)
Other
Lead sponsor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Perioperative Virtual Reality for Pediatric Anesthesia

NCT03583450
Conditions
Anxiety
Interventions
Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
5 Years to 12 Years
Enrollment
71 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Virtual Reality and Pain

NCT04351776
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Anxiety Postoperative
Interventions
VR-Biofeedback, VR-Distraction, 360 Video
Other
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Other
Eligibility
8 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
90 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Cincinnati, Ohio
Conditions
Schizophrenia Disorder, Schizoaffecitve Disorder, Aggression
Interventions
Mindfulness-Based Virtual Reality Intervention
Other
Lead sponsor
Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
58 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
New York, New York • White Plains, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Technology-Based Distractions During Minor Procedures

NCT03628989
Conditions
Pain, Anxiety, Procedural Anxiety
Interventions
Use of Virtual Technology
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
Up to 17 Years
Enrollment
58 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Palo Alto, California
Conditions
Pediatric Dentistry
Interventions
Virtual Reality Headset
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Geisinger Clinic
Other
Eligibility
4 Years to 12 Years
Enrollment
53 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Danville, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Virtual Reality Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain

NCT03338842
Conditions
Lower Limb Amputation Above Knee (Injury), Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury), Phantom Limb Pain
Interventions
Distractor and Lower limb VR
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Virtual Reality After Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery

NCT04584970
Conditions
Scoliosis Idiopathic, Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Applied VR, Apple iPad
Device
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
11 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
23 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional

FOREVR Peds VR Pilot

NCT04556747
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Anxiety
Interventions
VR - Distraction, VR - Biofeedback
Other
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Other
Eligibility
7 Years to 21 Years
Enrollment
111 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Cincinnati, Ohio
Completed Not applicable Interventional

RCT of VR Therapy for IBS

NCT06687616
Conditions
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Interventions
SynerGI, Sham VR
Device
Lead sponsor
Christopher Almario
Other
Eligibility
10 Years and older
Enrollment
73 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Los Angeles, California • Cleveland, Ohio
Conditions
Chronic Pain
Interventions
painTRAINER®, Skills-Based VR
Behavioral · Device
Lead sponsor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
13 Years and older
Enrollment
330 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Magic Bowl Virtual Reality Analgesia

NCT07192822
Conditions
Pain Acute
Interventions
Virtual Reality distraction, No Virtual Reality, One brief pain stimulus, Two simultaneous brief thermal stimuli
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Conditions
Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Pain
Interventions
Virtual Reality Headset
Other
Lead sponsor
University of California, Davis
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Sacramento, California
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Virtual Reality Attention Management

NCT03221244
Conditions
ADHD
Interventions
VR Treatment, VR Active Control
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, Davis
Other
Eligibility
8 Years to 12 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Sacramento, California
Conditions
Pain
Interventions
Virtual Reality
Other
Lead sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Other
Eligibility
8 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Perioperative Pain, Perioperative Anxiety
Interventions
Virtual Reality Distraction
Other
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Comparing Virtual Reality (VR) to Non-VR for Decreasing Preoperative/Procedural Anxiety

NCT05094141
Conditions
Preoperative Anxiety
Interventions
Virtual reality
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
5 Years to 12 Years
Enrollment
89 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

The Effect of Immersive VR Distraction on Memory: Study 2

NCT07183839
Conditions
Virtual Reality Amnesia
Interventions
Immersive Virtual Reality, Plausible control condition
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington