Virtual reality to ease anxiety during vasectomy
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether watching a calming virtual reality video during a vasectomy helps reduce anxiety. You are asked about your feelings before the procedure, and the video is shown on a headset while you are awake.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are male and between 20 and 90 years old.
- You are getting a vasectomy under local anesthesia (numbing medicine).
- Your surgery is scheduled between 8 AM and noon.
- You can understand Spanish or Catalan (no language barrier).
- You have not had surgery for a urologic cancer like prostate or bladder cancer.
- Your vasectomy is expected to last 30 minutes or less.
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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