Ways to ease anxiety during heart catheter procedures
Part of Heart & circulation, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests different methods, including medicine and virtual reality, to help reduce anxiety in people having a heart catheter procedure. It aims to find the best way to help you feel calmer during the procedure.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled for a heart catheter procedure, like an angiogram or angioplasty.
- You are willing and able to understand the study and give your consent.
- You do not have a complex heart procedure planned, like chronic total occlusion or structural heart repair.
- You do not have severe mental health conditions, major hearing or vision problems, or conditions like epilepsy, claustrophobia, or severe motion sickness.
- You are not in isolation for infection control.
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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