NCT06262126

Virtual Reality for Non-cardiac Chest Pain

A Feasibility Study of Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Non-cardiac Chest Pain

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if virtual reality (VR) will improve symptoms in non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP).

Detailed description

The primary aim of this study is to assess the overall feasibility of virtual reality for the treatment of noncardiac chest pain and identify problems, issues, or challenges that may impact the performance of a future clinical trial. As such, the study will focus on willingness to participate, patient adherence, patient retention, and burdensomeness of the intervention and survey instruments. As a lesser objective, we will assess the effectiveness of virtual reality in patients with noncardiac chest pain at improving pain severity, symptom hypervigilance, anxiety, quality of life, and resilience.

Conditions

• Gastrointestinal Diseases
• Chest Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual Reality	Virtual Reality therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-14
• Primary completion: 2026-07-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2024-02-15
• Last updated: 2026-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States