Recruiting

Virtual Reality

Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Code:

NCT06624969

Conditions

Fractures

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

virtual reality

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary aim of this research is to show that a virtual reality (VR) service line is feasible and can sustain itself with the ability to take care of patients. Additionally, the investigators aim to learn about the limitations of a service line and provide a pathway for future improvements in building a VR service line that is optimally aligned with the user's needs. Secondary aims are to evaluate the clinical aspects of the patient's outcomes including length of stay, morphine equivalents in pain medicine required during the hospital stay, and user experiences.

Conditions

Fractures

Study ID

NCT06624969

Start date

Apr 23, 2026

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Hospitalized with an orthopedic fracture
2. Able to participate fully in all aspects of the study
3. Able to understand and sign informed consent
4. Individuals with unaided vision or those who can correct their vision using contact lenses

Exclusion Criteria:
5. Non-English speaking
6. Self-reported history of acute and/or chronic severe motion sickness
7. The presence of a facial/head deformity that will prohibit the wearing of a VR head mounted display.
8. Legally blind or deaf
9. Have had a seizure within the past 1 year
10. Have current (within the past 30 days) clinically significant acute or chronic progressive or unstable/uncontrolled neurologic disorder
11. Have a known history of any condition or factor judged by the investigator to preclude participation in the study or which might hinder adherence

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Virtual reality

Intervention with virtual reality

no intervention: Standard of care

No virtual reality intervention

Interventions

virtual reality

Virtual reality program to reduce pain in orthopedic fractures

Primary outcome measure

  • opioid use [ Time Frame: From date of enrollment which begins at hospital admission until the date of hospital discharge, assessed up to 5 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Scott Helgeson, MD

904-953-2000helgeson.scott@mayo.edu

Locations

Mayo Clinic Hospital

Recruiting

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224

Contacts

3142832296

More Information

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Last update posted

May 5, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • pain control
  • orthopedic
  • fracture
  • hospital

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayo Clinic on 2026-05-05.