Virtual Reality Experience for Stress Reduction in Cardiology Patients

By • April 21, 2022

Brief Summary

The purpose of the research is to evaluate the feasibility and scalability of delivering a 30-minute novel virtual reality (VR) experience through the Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality headset with the aim of measuring changes in: 1) patient-reported stress levels on a survey, 2) blood pressure, 3)heart rate, 4) respiration rate 5) heart rate variability 6) and galvanic skin response in cardiology clinic and cardiac rehabilitation patients.

Primary Purpose	Study Type	Phase
Other	Interventional	N/A

Eligibility

Gender	Healthy Volunteers
All	Yes

Minimum Age	Maximum Age
18 Years	N/A

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Tags: Cardiology/Epi, Clinical Trials

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