NCT07427862

Virtual Reality (VR) for Interventional Radiology (IR) Procedures

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 500 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to to utilize Virtual Reality during their interventional radiology procedure to help reduce any pain and anxiety experienced during the procedure in patients above the age of 8 undergoing interventional radiology procedures. The main questions it aims to answer are: * To determine if Virtual Reality is more effective than standard care for reducing pain and anxiety in children undergoing painful interventional radiology procedures. It is hypothesized that children in the Virtual Reality condition will experience reduced pain and anxiety compared to children receiving standard of care. * To evaluate caregiver's assessment of patient distress and their satisfaction with Virtual Reality compared to standard of care. It is hypothesized that caregiver satisfaction with the medical procedure will be significantly greater in the Virtual Reality group compared to the standard of care group. It is hypothesized that caregivers will perceive lower pain/anxiety when their child receives Virtual Reality compared to standard of care. Participants will complete pre and post surveys before and after interventional radiology procedures. Participants will use Virtual Reality headsets while undergoing procedure.

Conditions

• Pain
• Procedural Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Meta Oculus Quest Pro	Participants 10 and older can use the Meta Oculus Quest Pro headset. The headset contains content that is appropriate for patients of 10 and older with no developmental delays. The visual a bright, vibrant color and a quality image. The Virtual reality game is equipped enables the player to look around the virtual environment. In addition, there is the option to interact with the Virtual reality environment using a handheld remote. Therefore, the child will be receiving distraction via 3-D visual and auditory sensory, and tactile feedback, thus supplying a multi-sensory immersive experience. While wearing these glasses, the children only can see the Head-Mounted Display screen so that the immersion and presence will be increased. The Virtual reality glasses will be sanitized before every use so that the chance of infection will be minimized.
DEVICE	Pico 4	Participants 8-18 can use the Pico 4 headset. The headset contains content that is appropriate for patients aged 8-18 with no developmental delays. The visual a bright, vibrant color and a quality image. The Virtual reality game is equipped enables the player to look around the virtual environment. In addition, there is the option to interact with the Virtual reality environment using a handheld remote. Therefore, the child will be receiving distraction via 3-D visual and auditory sensory, and tactile feedback, thus supplying a multi-sensory immersive experience. While wearing these glasses, the children only can see the Head-Mounted Display screen so that the immersion and presence will be increased. The Virtual reality glasses will be sanitized before every use so that the chance of infection will be minimized.
DEVICE	Pico G3	Participants 13 and older can use the Pico G3 headset. The headset contains content that is appropriate for patients of 13 and older with no developmental delays. The visual a bright, vibrant color and a quality image. The Virtual reality game is equipped enables the player to look around the virtual environment. In addition, there is the option to interact with the Virtual reality environment using a handheld remote. Therefore, the child will be receiving distraction via 3-D visual and auditory sensory, and tactile feedback, thus supplying a multi-sensory immersive experience. While wearing these glasses, the children only can see the Head-Mounted Display screen so that the immersion and presence will be increased. The Virtual reality glasses will be sanitized before every use so that the chance of infection will be minimized.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-01
• Primary completion: 2026-09-01
• Completion: 2026-09-01
• First posted: 2026-02-23
• Last updated: 2026-03-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States