Healium Virtual Reality Protocol
Overview
Tab Title Description
Study type
InterventionalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Site IRB
- Rochester, Minnesota: 19-012262
About this study
The purpose of this study is to use Virtual Reality(VR) goggles by inpatients during their pre-operative stay for up to 20 minutes to see if this will decrease objective anxiety measures and improve overall patient satisfaction.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Able to understand the goals of the study and provide informed consent.
- Any hospitalized patient scheduled for a first-time sternotomy or thoracotomy under the care of Mayo Clinic cardiovascular inpatient service or thoracic inpatient service admitted after 1 February 2020, who is not excluded due to criteria listed below.
- Between the ages of 21 and 80 years old.
- English speaking.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to consent to study due to cognitive difficulty.
- Current diagnosis of epilepsy, dementia, or other neurological disease that may prevent use of virtual reality (VR) hardware and software.
- Sensitivity to flashing light or motion.
- Patients who received anxiolytic drugs or sedatives within the preceding 24 hours.
- Recent stroke.
- Post-transplant patient, or pre-transplant patient with severe illness.
- At the time of in-room virtual reality (VR) administration, patient on ventilator, is receiving BiPAP or CPAP, or other breathing assistance equipment.
- Injury to the eyes, face, neck, or arms that prevents comfortable use of VR hardware or software, or safe use of the hardware (e.g., open sores, wounds, or skin rash on face).
- Non-English speaking.
Eligibility last updated 7/1/22. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.
Participating Mayo Clinic locations
Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.
| Mayo Clinic Location |
Status |
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Rochester, Minn.
Mayo Clinic principal investigator Jordan Miller, Ph.D. |
Closed for enrollment |
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