Reducing Adult Inpatients Anxiety With Virtual Reality Meditation: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Stanford University1 site in 1 country200 target enrollmentJune 1, 2026

ConditionsAnxiety Virtual Reality

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Anxiety
Sponsor: Stanford University
Enrollment: 200
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Status: Not yet recruiting
Last Updated: 11 months ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate if non-invasive, distracting devices (virtual reality) can decrease anxiety and improve affect and satisfaction in adult, hospitalized patients.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 1, 2026

End Date

May 31, 2027

Last Updated

11 months ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Stanford University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Thomas Caruso

Clinical Professor

Stanford University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•between age 18-99
•hospitalized at Stanford Health Care
•english-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

•significant cognitive impairment or inability to consent
•current nausea
•visual problems or currently using corrective glasses that are incompatible with the virtual reality headset
•a history of severe motion sickness
•a history of seizures cause by flashing light
•clinically unstable or require immediate/urgent intervention

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Time Frame: Before and Immediate after intervention

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire. The HADS is a fourteen item scale. Seven of the items relate to anxiety and seven relate to depression. The anxiety and depression subscales each range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety/depression complains. Patients were defined as having anxiety or depression or both if the score was 8 or more in the corresponding subscale.