Stress Inoculation Through Virtual Reality in the Pediatric Electrophysiology Laboratory

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Conditions studied: Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Anxiety, Pain Perception

In brief

The goal of this study is to assess the utility of virtual reality technology to aid in the mental health of patients with cardiac disease, specifically looking at decreasing anxiety and perceptions of pain from stressful procedures in the pediatric electrophysiology laboratory.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02949401

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

40

Starts

2017-01-01

Expected to finish

2018-04-16

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-20

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 20. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pediatric Cardiology patients between the age of 10 and 20 years old
• Undergoing cardiac electrophysiology procedure

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to wear virtual reality glasses
• Patients under 10 years old
• Prior psychiatric illness

Where it is running

• Stanford University / Lucile Packard Children's Hospital — Stanford, California, United States

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