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Behavioral Intervention

iPhone Google Cardboard virtual reality meditation/relaxation app for Anxiety

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Simon Kung, MD
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, approximately 90 minutes
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Study Summary

This trial will compare how well a smartphone-based virtual reality exposure therapy works compared to standard relaxation training for people with anxiety and related symptoms while they are hospitalized.

Eligible Conditions
  • Anxiety
  • Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, approximately 90 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, approximately 90 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in anxiety
Secondary outcome measures
Change in associated emotions rating
Change in blood pressure
Change in heart rate
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Second episode of anxiety: virtual reality relaxationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
During a subject's second episode of anxiety the subject will be offered a session of virtual reality exposure available through the iPhone Google Cardboard virtual reality meditation/relaxation app.
Group II: First episode of anxiety: standard relaxation trainingActive Control1 Intervention
During a subject's first episode of anxiety the subject will be offered a session of standard relaxation training.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,208 Previous Clinical Trials
3,767,040 Total Patients Enrolled
22 Trials studying Anxiety
1,506 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
Simon Kung, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic
1 Previous Clinical Trials
80 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Could participants under the age of 20 be accepted into this research project?

"This clinical trial seeks adult participants between 18 and 64 years of age."

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What qualifications are necessary to be an eligible participant in this study?

"To partake in this clinical trial, individuals must be between 18 and 64 years old, present with pain related symptoms, and there is need for 50 volunteers."

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Are there any current openings for participants in this clinical evaluation?

"Current information from clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this study is not presently recruiting participants, despite having been posted on October 1st 2021 and updated as recently as September 28th 2022. Nonetheless, there are 940 other medical trials actively searching for qualified patients at this time."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Washington
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
~3 spots leftby Apr 2025