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NCT05926817
Effect of Virtual Reality on Patients With Acute Pain After Thoracoscopic Surgery
NA trial testing Placebo-VR headsets in Virtual Reality in 61 participants. Completed in 7 March 2023.
6 March 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Tianjin Medical University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 61 |
| Start date | 19 October 2021 |
| Primary completion | 6 March 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 7 March 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across China |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Placebo-VR headsets
- QTC-VR headsets
Conditions studied
- Virtual Reality — all drugs for Virtual Reality →
- Acute Postoperative Pain — all drugs for Acute Postoperative Pain →
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted — all drugs for Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted →
Sponsor
Tianjin Medical University
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Virtual Reality or Acute Postoperative Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Immersive virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmaceutical technology may deliver effective behavioral therapies for postsurgical patients with acute pain. To determine the analgesic effects of VR on patients after thoracoscopic surgery. The investigators conducted a randomized clinical trial to determine the postoperative effect of VR on pain relief in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Effect of virtual reality intervention on hospitalized patients with acute pain after thoracoscopic surgery: a pilot randomized clinical trial.
Cao W, Ren F, Li T, Ma F, et al · · 2025 · PMID 39878180 · DOI 10.1097/js9.0000000000002264
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Verify against primary sources
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- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05926817 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Tianjin Medical University
- Last refreshed: 5 February 2024
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