Virtual reality during heart procedures to ease anxiety
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests if using virtual reality (a headset that shows calming scenes) can help you feel more relaxed during your heart procedure. It might be an alternative to standard ways of reducing anxiety.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 16 years of age or older.
- You are scheduled for a heart procedure that uses tubes inserted in the blood vessels (like catheter ablation or an electrophysiology study) or you are getting a heart device like a pacemaker or defibrillator.
- Your procedure must be done with local anesthesia only, so you are awake but the area is numbed.
- You must be able to speak and understand Dutch.
- You have no history of dementia or significant memory problems.
- You have no severe vision problems that would make using a virtual reality headset difficult.
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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