VR AI Meditation for Pain

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Conditions studied: Pain and Anxiety

In brief

This study aims to assess changes in pain and anxiety as reported by the Pain Numeric Rating Scale (PNRS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 6 (STAI-6), pre and post a guided meditation in Virtual reality. Objectives of the study are also to determine the feasibility, and patient acceptance of utilizing a LLM-generated guided meditation in VR. Our goal is to learn about any limitations of our approach and provide a pathway for future improvements in creating a VR AI therapist that is optimally aligned with the needs of users.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07122843

Run by

Christopher Almario

People needed

38

Starts

2025-11-06

Expected to finish

2027-01-20

Last updated by the study team

2025-11-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18+ years of age
• Individuals who are admitted to CSMC and who have completed the Inpatient Pain Service Center intake form.
• Participants must speak one of the program's supported languages (currently English and Spanish)
• Minimum pain score of 4 out 10 on baseline pain survey

You may not qualify if…

• Unwilling and/or unable to participate
• Does not understand English or Spanish
• Self-reported history of severe motion sickness
• The presence of a facial/head deformity that will prohibit the wearing of a VR HMD
• Those that require corrective lenses -2.5 or stronger that cannot be corrected with contact lenses
• Legally deaf
• Having had a seizure in the past year
• Unable to understand the instructions or to consent to participation in the study
• Those who are pregnant

Where it is running

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States (enrolling)

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