NCT07094451

Virtual Reality for Pain Control in US-Guided Obstetric Needle Procedures

Virtual Reality for Pain Control During US-guided Needle Procedures in Obstetric Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a single-site randomized controlled pilot study at Mount Sinai Hospital evaluating the effect of virtual reality on procedural pain and anxiety in obstetric patients undergoing ultrasound-guided needle procedures. Patients will be randomized to receive either VR or standard care during the procedure and complete validated questionnaires assessing pain, anxiety, intervention acceptability, and satisfaction.

Conditions

• Procedural Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Virtual Reality	Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset. The VR experience includes an interactive, immersive environment with classical music and wrist-controlled movement to match floating visual cues to a beat. The experience is designed to be soothing and require minimal movement.
PROCEDURE	Ultrasound	Ultrasound-guided (US-Guided) procedure

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-02
• Primary completion: 2027-03-30
• Completion: 2027-03-30
• First posted: 2025-07-30
• Last updated: 2025-07-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States