NCT06838169

The Effect of Vırtual Realıty Glasses on Heart Faılure Patıents

Effects of Breathıng Exercıses wıth Vırtual Realıty Glasses on Anxıety Levels, Sleep Qualıty and Respıratory Parameters in Heart Faılure Patıents

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Bayburt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Anxiety and sleep disorders are among the most common symptoms in heart failure patients. In addition to pharmacological methods for anxiety and sleep disorders, non-pharmacological methods can also be used. Among these, anxiety and sleep disorders can be prevented with virtual reality glasses aimed at distraction. This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of breathing exercises performed with virtual reality glasses on anxiety, sleep quality, and respiratory parameters. The study will be conducted with a total of 45 patients, 15 virtual reality glasses + breathing exercises, 15 breathing exercises, and 15 controls. Those in the virtual reality glasses + breathing exercises group will perform breathing exercises with virtual reality glasses once a day for 7 days. Those in the breathing exercises group will perform only breathing exercises once a day for 7 days. Anxiety, sleep disorders, and respiratory parameters of the patients will be examined.

Conditions

• Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual reality glasses	virtual reality glasses application
BEHAVIORAL	breathing exercise	breathing exercise app

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-10-01
• Completion: 2025-12-30
• First posted: 2025-02-20
• Last updated: 2025-07-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)