Healing Hearts of Hospitalized Patients

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Conditions studied: Well-Being, Psychological, Anxiety, Affect, Relaxation

In brief

The study aims to evaluate the impact of a bedside-delivered virtual reality (VR) mindfulness experience on well-being and psychosocial outcomes among hospitalized adult patients compared to standard of care (SOC; no added mindfulness intervention).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06935604

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

42

Starts

2026-06-01

Expected to finish

2027-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 18 years and above
• Able to provide informed consent
• Able to follow verbal instructions
• Adequate motor skills for upper extremities to operate VR equipment
• Clinically stable
• English speaking
• Willing to participate in mindfulness activities

You may not qualify if…

• Severe cognitive impairment
• Clinically unstable
• Facial trauma prohibiting headset use
• Physical limitations in facial, neck, upper extremities that hinder use of VR equipment
• History of seizures or other neurological conditions
• Severe motion sickness
• Active nausea
• Severe visual impairment
• Severe cognitive impairment

Where it is running

• Stanford Health Care (SHC) — Palo Alto, California, United States

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