Recruiting

VR Mindfulness

Sponsor:

Stanford University

Code:

NCT06935604

Conditions

Well-Being, Psychological

Anxiety

Affect

Relaxation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

VR mindfulness application

Standard of Care (SOC)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study aims to evaluate the impact of a bedside-delivered virtual reality (VR) mindfulness experience on well-being and psychosocial outcomes among hospitalized adult patients compared to standard of care (SOC; no added mindfulness intervention).

Conditions

Well-Being, Psychological

Anxiety

Affect

Relaxation

Study ID

NCT06935604

Start date

May 7, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

May 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults aged 18 years and above
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Able to follow verbal instructions
  • Adequate motor skills for upper extremities to operate VR equipment
  • Clinically stable
  • English speaking
  • Willing to participate in mindfulness activities

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe cognitive impairment
  • Clinically unstable
  • Facial trauma prohibiting headset use
  • Physical limitations in facial, neck, upper extremities that hinder use of VR equipment
  • History of seizures or other neurological conditions
  • Severe motion sickness
  • Active nausea
  • Severe visual impairment
  • Severe cognitive impairment

Study Design

Enrollment

42 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: VR Group

active comparator: Standard of Care

Interventions

VR mindfulness application

Participants receiving the VR intervention will be instructed to wear a Meta Quest 2 headset (Meta, Inc., Menlo Park, CA) and participate in a VR mindfulness application that is specifically designed to promote mindfulness, relaxation, and emotional regulation via guided content delivered in an immersive environment. Participants will be asked to complete pre and post intervention surveys.

Standard of Care (SOC)

Participants will undergo a 30-minute SOC window during which they will be asked to do whatever they would normally do for relaxation during hospitalization. Participants will be asked to complete pre and post intervention surveys.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Mental Well-being [ Time Frame: baseline, immediately after the intervention ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Thomas Caruso, MD, PhD

6504970927tjcaruso@stanford.edu

Man Yee Suen, MD

6504970927smy822@stanford.edu

Locations

Stanford Health Care (SHC)

Recruiting

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

More Information

Sponsor

Stanford University

Last update posted

Aug 18, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Virtual Reality

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stanford University on 2026-08-18.