An interventional study of Immersive Virtual Reality in Anxiety, Pain and Radiology, Interventional, sponsored by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-29.
Sponsored by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures frequently experience significant anxiety and procedural pain despite standard care. Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological tool for anxiety and pain reduction in various medical settings.
The HYPNO-VR study is a prospective randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effect of immersive virtual reality during interventional radiology procedures. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either a virtual reality group or a standard care control group.
The primary objective is to assess the impact of VR on procedural anxiety and pain using validated anxiety questionnaires (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI) and a numerical pain rating scale.
Secondary and exploratory objectives include assessment of patient satisfaction, operator experience, procedural duration, analgesic use, and feasibility of VR integration in interventional radiology practice.
Interventional radiology procedures are frequently associated with significant procedural anxiety and pain, which may negatively affect patient experience, cooperation during the procedure, and overall procedural conditions. Although pharmacological analgesia and anxiolysis are commonly used, non-pharmacological approaches aimed at improving patient comfort are increasingly being explored.
Immersive virtual reality (VR) has demonstrated promising effects on anxiety and pain reduction in several medical and surgical settings. By providing immersive audiovisual stimulation and distraction, VR may reduce the emotional and sensory perception associated with stressful medical procedures. However, data regarding its use in interventional radiology remain limited.
The HYPNO-VR study is a prospective randomized controlled monocentric study evaluating the impact of immersive virtual reality during interventional radiology procedures performed under local anesthesia.
Eligible adult patients undergoing an interventional radiology procedure will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either :
The primary objective is to evaluate the effect of VR on procedural anxiety and pain. Anxiety will be assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y), including trait anxiety assessment before the procedure and state anxiety assessment immediately before and after the procedure. Procedural pain will be evaluated using a numerical rating scale.
Secondary and exploratory objectives include evaluation of patient satisfaction, operator experience, procedural duration, analgesic use during the procedure, and feasibility of VR integration into routine interventional radiology practice.
The study aims to assess whether immersive VR may represent a simple, feasible, and effective complementary tool to improve patient experience during interventional radiology procedures.
10,054 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain; 1,649 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 70 is close to the median of 66 across 8,493 interventional studies indexed under Pain.
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Compared within Pain, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Anxiety Disorders. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →
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A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Contraindication
A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
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Participants receive immersive virtual reality during the interventional radiology procedure in addition to standard care.
Device: Immersive Virtual Reality
Participants receive standard care during the interventional radiology procedure without immersive virtual reality.
Use of an immersive virtual reality headset during interventional radiology procedures performed under local anesthesia in order to reduce procedural anxiety and pain.
Also known as: HypnoVR
Change in Procedural Anxiety and Procedural Pain
Evaluation of procedural anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory State scale (STAI-Y1) before and after the procedure. STAI-Y1 scores range from 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety. Procedural pain is assessed immediately after the procedure using a numerical rating scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain), with higher scores indicating greater pain.
Time frame: From immediately before the procedure to immediately after the procedure
Patient Satisfaction
Patient satisfaction assessed using a numerical rating scale from 0 to 10 immediately after the procedure.
Time frame: Immediately after the procedure
Operator Experience
Operator experience regarding the procedure assessed using a numerical rating scale from 0 to 10 immediately after the procedure.
Time frame: Immediately after the procedure
Procedure Duration
Duration of the interventional radiology procedure, measured in minutes from the beginning to the end of the intervention.
Time frame: During the procedure
Analgesic Use During the Procedure
Use and type of analgesic medications administered during the procedure.
Time frame: During the procedure
Feasibility of Immersive Virtual Reality Use
Feasibility of immersive virtual reality use during interventional radiology procedures, assessed descriptively through device-related incidents and interruptions of device use.
Time frame: During and immediately after the procedure
Plan to share: No
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Start is estimated for Jun 2026; primary completion for Dec 2026, 6 months later.
Of 3,731 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Pain, half reached primary completion within 10 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 23. This study's planned 6 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 3,830 studies reached it within 10 months; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 23.
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