Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety, Agitation and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients

Part of paid clinical trials in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Study ID
NCT07649876
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Agitation Associated With Critical Illness
  • Anxiety Acute
  • Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Virtual reality (VR) therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    VR sessions will use a commercially available headset with non-interactive, immersive content displaying calming nature-based content (e.g., ocean/beach scenes, forests, mountains) delivered through a commercially available VR application

Study Details

This is a pilot feasibility study examining the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The study evaluates whether brief, non-interactive VR sessions delivered using a commercially available standalone head-mounted display with calming, nature-based content can be delivered safely and effectively within routine SICU workflow. Exploratory objectives assess whether VR sessions are associated with changes in anxiety, agitation, delirium, pain, and sedative medication requirements. This research is not intended to evaluate the safety or effectiveness of the headset and/or the specific VR software used for the research

Key Dates

First listed
Jun 16, 2026
Start date
Jun 2, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2026
Completion
Sep 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: VR Intervention
    Critically ill patients

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) [ Time Frame: From time of enrollment to end of intervention at 3 days ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHersheyPennsylvania17033
Pauline Go, MD
[email protected]
7175315429
Aleksandr Davtyan
[email protected]

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