Virtual reality for chronic pancreatitis pain
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This pilot study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) can help reduce abdominal pain in people with chronic pancreatitis. You will wear a VR headset as a non-drug approach to managing pain.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis (confirmed by imaging like CT, MRI, or a biopsy).
- You have significant abdominal pain — at least 5 points above the national average on a standard pain scale.
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You can read and write in English.
- You do not have conditions that prevent using a VR headset (like seizures, facial injury, or certain vision problems), no cognitive impairment, no pancreatic tumor, and you are not expected to live less than 3 months.
- You have not been in another drug trial for pancreatitis in the last 6 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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