Clinical trials: Virtual Patient
Nicotine Dependence
Assessment of Craving in Nicotine-Dependent Patients With Schizophrenia Using Virtual Reality
Background: The prevalence of cigarette smoking among individuals with schizophrenia is noticeably higher than in the general population, and smoking cessation attempts frequently are unsuccessful in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT01031433
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Weight, Physical Activity
A Virtual Support Pilot Program for Weight Loss Surgery Patients
Obesity affects over one-third of the US population, and is associated with serious medical problems like diabetes and heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01770366
- Testing
- Weight and Exercise Lifestyle Support (WELS), Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
Anxiety, Pain
Virtual Reality-Based Relaxation Program on Pain Intensity, Anxiety Level in Patients to be Applied With Endoscopy
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of relaxation exercise with VR (Virtual Reality) glasses on pain severity, anxiety level, physiological symptoms of anxiety and satisfaction in patients undergoing endoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT05797142
- Testing
- Virtual reality glasses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
Decision Making, Computer-Assisted
Study of the Impact of Virtual Patient Designs on the Reasoning Pattern and Therapeutic Decision Making
There is a lack of evidence of the impact of the information provided in the introduction screen on the students diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.
- Trial name
- VPtdl-rct1 (NCT00474474)
- Testing
- Virtual patient is NOT introduced
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Rehabilitation, Mirror Neurons, Stroke
Neurorehabilitation Using a Virtual Reality-based Mirror Therapy
In the proposed study, the investigators assumed that mirror therapy combined with virtual reality technology will provide a better treatment effects than traditional mirror therapy for the patients with unilateral stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT03329417
- Testing
- task-oriented training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Educational Problems, Simulation of Physical Illness
Learning Management of Open Fractures on Virtual Patient
A novel virtual world programme with over 240 multiple choice questions was developed to assess the competencies in managing an open fracture of the lower limb according to the British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma…
- Conditions
- Educational Problems, Simulation of Physical Illness, Fractures, Bone, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT04605380
- Testing
- Virtual reality online world
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Simulation, Dizziness
Virtual Patient Education From Real Cases
Misdiagnosis of neurological conditions is common in healthcare settings, sometimes with devastating consequences. Most diagnostic errors result from failures in bedside diagnostic reasoning.
- Conditions
- Simulation, Dizziness, Vertigo, Stroke
- Trial name
- ViPER (NCT04553640)
- Testing
- Group A/Intervention Curriculum, Group B/Control Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Injection Pain, Local Anesthesia
Efficacy of Virtual Reality in Reducing Injection Pain and Anxiety During Local Anesthesia in Children
The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of a virtual reality (VR) device in reducing injection pain and anxiety associated with local anesthesia in pediatric dental patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03772483
- Testing
- Local anesthesia with conventional syringe, Local anesthesia with conventional syringe + VR device
- Where
- Bulgaria
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Plovdiv Medical University
Perioperative Anxiety, Perioperative Pain Management
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Managing Perioperative Anxiety and Pain in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgery Under Spinal Anesthesia
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether virtual reality (VR) can effectively reduce perioperative anxiety and pain in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Perioperative Anxiety, Perioperative Pain Management, Hemodynamic Stability, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT07134764
- Testing
- Virtual reality session
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sfax
Virtual Reality, Anxiety
The Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Anxiety and Patient Satisfaction During Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
This study will conduct as a randomized pretest-posttest study to examine the effect of virtual reality glasses (VRG) application during the IUI procedure on anxiety and patient satisfaction.
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Patient Satisfaction, Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
- Trial name
- (IUI) (NCT06346730)
- Testing
- Virtual reality glasses to intervention group
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Distorted; Balance, Motor Deficit
Virtual Reality-Based Exercise in Cancer Patients
The aim of the present study is to evaluate an innovative virtual reality-based balance training intervention for improving clinically relevant motor performances (balance and gait) in cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02165163
- Testing
- Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Nursing Students, Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality in Nursing Students' Communication Skills
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of a virtual reality application on nursing students' skills in breaking bad news and approaching crying patients at a nursing faculty in western Turkey.
- Conditions
- Nursing Students, Virtual Reality, Breaking Bad News Skills
- Trial name
- NCT07117604
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Control group
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Colorectal Surgery, Virtual Reality
The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Application on Pain and Anxiety Levels in Colorectal Surgery Patients
This study aims to determine the effect of virtual reality glasses on pain and anxiety levels in colorectal surgery patients. This study is a single-center, parallel-group, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Surgery, Virtual Reality, Nursing Care, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07065994
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Glasses Application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Nursing Education, Clinical Decision-making
Effect of AI-Supported Virtual Patient Chatbot Training on Nursing Students' Self-Perceived Clinical Decision-Making and Gynecological Cancer Knowledge
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of structured case-based training delivered through an artificial intelligence-supported educational virtual patient chatbot platform on nursing students' gynecological…
- Conditions
- Nursing Education, Clinical Decision-making, Gynecologic Cancers, Chatbot-Based Training
- Trial name
- NCT07806396
- Testing
- AI-Supported Educational Virtual Patient Chatbot Platform
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Atrial Fibrillation
AF at Home: A Virtual Education Program for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a direct-to-patient virtual education program ("AF at Home") for adults with atrial fibrillation (AF). The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05810896
- Testing
- AF at Home
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Rectal Neoplasms
Virtual Ileostomy Versus Conventional Loop Ileostomy
This study aimed at comparing the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI), readmission rates, postoperative hospitalization days, duration of bearing the stoma (months), hospitalization costs, the number of hospitalizations with…
- Trial name
- NCT05985252
- Testing
- Virtual ileostomy, Diverting ileostomy
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
Chemotherapy Effect, Pain Cancer
Effects of Virtual Museum Visit on Pain, Fatigue, and Anxiety in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Symptom management is the most important aspect of clinical cancer care. Virtual reality-based interventions can be used to improve cancer patients' experiences with medical treatment, with their distraction-based effects.
- Conditions
- Chemotherapy Effect, Pain Cancer, Fatigue, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06844695
- Testing
- Art Therapy (Virtual Museum Visit)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cumhuriyet University
Chronic Pain, Cancer
Immersive Multimedia as an Adjunctive Measure for Pain Control in Cancer Patients
This study seeks to explore the efficacy of immersive multimedia experiences as a practical adjunctive therapeutic intervention in the self-management of the chronic pain associated with cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02995434
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Headset, 2D PC
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Vision; Disorder, Loss, Caregiver Burnout
Virtual Health Education vs Meditation in Irreversible Age-Related Vision Loss Patients and Their Caregivers
Vision loss is common among older adults and leads to an increased risk for depression and difficulties in daily tasks, thus requiring dependence on caregivers.
- Conditions
- Vision; Disorder, Loss, Caregiver Burnout, Quality of Life, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04583748
- Testing
- Sahaj Samadhi Meditation, Health Enhancement Program
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Rotavirus Enteritis With Hypovolemic Shock
Artificial Intelligence-driven Virtual Standardized Pediatric Patients Trial
Background: China's healthcare system for children faces significant challenges, particularly due to the limited pediatric service capacity of primary healthcare institutions.
- Conditions
- Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Rotavirus Enteritis With Hypovolemic Shock, Hand-foot-and-mouth Disease, Acute Appendicitis
- Trial name
- NCT06699433
- Testing
- Virtual standardized patients (VSPs), Case teaching manuals, Case teaching videos
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 459 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Medical University, China