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CompletedNCT07794696Updated Sep 1, 2026

Family Videos and Virtual Reality in Intensive Care Patients

An interventional study of Family Video.Participants watched a five-minute video prepared by their family members twice daily on the second and third days of intensive care. in Anxiety, Agitation and Pain, sponsored by Sennur Kula Şahin. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-01.

Primary conditionPainRegistry: Anxiety DisordersReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Anxiety Disorders — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Pain
Why
  1. The registry often attaches Anxiety Disorders to studies about something else, and this study's title and listed conditions do not name it.
  2. The study's listed conditions name Pain.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
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Sponsored by Sennur Kula Şahin · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 10 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2024, registered Aug 2026).

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
72
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 1,714 studies in Pain with a site in Turkey — 322 open to participants now, 372 under way, none of them phase 3. Pain · Turkey.

Enrollment
677th of 1,491
72 · median 70
Started
2024
with 289 others
No phase
1,449 of 1,714
260 open now
Registered
1,656th of 1,714
by date

Among the 1,714 studies in Pain with a site in Turkey, this one is the 677th largest by enrollment of the 1,491 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 290 that started in 2024, is one of 1,449 with no phase, and was the 1,656th registered.

Pain

10,060 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain; 1,651 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

322 of the 1,714 studies in Pain with a site in Turkey are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 929 Pain studies recruiting now, 384 (41%) set no upper age limit and 434 (47%) stop at 75 or younger; 146 take children under 18; 222 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 80 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of family videos and virtual reality-based nature videos on anxiety, agitation, pain, and vital signs in adult intensive care unit patients. A total of 72 participants were randomly assigned to three parallel groups: a family video group (n=24), a family video plus virtual reality-based nature video group (n=24), and a standard care control group (n=24). Anxiety, agitation, pain, and vital signs were assessed before and after the interventions during the second and third days of intensive care.

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Intensive care unit patients may experience psychological and physiological problems such as anxiety, agitation, and pain because of the stressful and isolating nature of the intensive care environment. This randomized controlled trial evaluated family-based visual support and virtual reality-based nature videos as non-pharmacological supportive interventions in adult intensive care unit patients.

Participants were randomly assigned to one of three parallel groups. In the first intervention group, participants watched five-minute family videos twice daily. In the second intervention group, participants watched five-minute family videos twice daily and additionally viewed nature-themed videos using a virtual reality headset once daily for approximately 15-20 minutes. Participants in the control group received standard treatment and nursing care without a study-specific video or virtual reality intervention.

The interventions and assessments were performed on the second and third days of intensive care after the patients' clinical condition had been evaluated and approved by a physician. Anxiety, agitation, and pain were assessed immediately before and after the interventions. Vital signs were obtained from routine clinical monitoring records. During virtual reality sessions, the researcher remained with the participant and monitored for possible adverse effects such as dizziness

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Conditions studied

  • Anxiety
  • Agitation
  • Pain
  • Physiological Parameters
  • Intensive Care

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Keywords

  • Intensive Care Unit
  • Family Video
  • Family Support
  • Virtual Reality
  • Nature Video
  • Anxiety
  • Agitation
  • Pain
  • Vital Signs
  • Nonpharmacological Intervention
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In context

Pain Reclassified

10,060 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain; 1,651 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 72 is close to the median of 66 across 8,497 interventional studies indexed under Pain.

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Lead sponsor

Sennur Kula Şahin is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

Aged 18-80 years

  • Hospitalized in an intensive care unit
  • Conscious and able to communicate
  • Willing to participate in the study
  • At least literate
  • Able to speak Turkish
  • No diagnosed psychiatric disorder
  • Hospitalized in the intensive care unit for at least two days

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Visual or hearing impairment

  • Being intubated
  • Cognitive, sensory, or verbal impairment preventing communication
  • Use of sedative, anxiolytic, or similar medications
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
72 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Family Video Intervention

    Family Video Intervention:Participants watched five-minute family videos twice daily on the second and third days of intensive care. Anxiety, agitation, pain, and vital signs were assessed immediately before and after the intervention.

    Behavioral: Family Video.Participants watched a five-minute video prepared by their family members twice daily on the second and third days of intensive care.

  • Experimental
    Family Video +Virtual Reality Group

    Family Video Plus Virtual Reality Group. Participants watched five-minute family videos twice daily and additionally viewed nature-themed videos using a virtual reality headset once daily for 15-20 minutes on the second and third days of intensive care. Anxiety, agitation, pain, and vital signs were assessed before and after the interventions.

    Behavioral: Family Video.Participants watched a five-minute video prepared by their family members twice daily on the second and third days of intensive care.

  • No intervention
    Standard Care Control

    Standard Care Control Group. Participants received standard treatment and nursing care without a study-specific family video or virtual reality intervention. Outcomes were assessed at the same times and frequency as in the intervention groups.

Interventions

  • BehavioralFamily Video.Participants watched a five-minute video prepared by their family members twice daily on the second and third days of intensive care.

    Participants viewed nature-themed video content using a virtual reality headset for approximately 15-20 minutes once daily on the second and third days of intensive care. The researcher remained with participants during the session and monitored for possible adverse effects.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. State Anxiety Level

    State anxiety was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-I). The scale consists of 20 items, with total scores ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores indicate higher levels of state anxiety.

    Time frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2 and 3.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Agitation-Sedation Level

    Agitation and sedation were assessed using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS), which ranges from -5 to +4. Positive scores indicate increasing levels of agitation, 0 indicates an alert and calm state, and negative scores indicate increasing levels of sedation.

    Time frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2 and 3.

Other outcomes

  1. Pain Intensity

    Pain intensity was assessed using a Numerical Pain Rating Scale ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the most severe pain.

    Time frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2 and 3.

  2. Heart Rate

    Description: Heart rate was recorded before and after the intervention sessions. Time Frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2

    Time frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2 and 3.

  3. Respiratory Rate

    Respiratory rate was recorded before and after the intervention sessions.

    Time frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2 and 3.

  4. Systolic Blood Pressure

    Systolic blood pressure was recorded before and after the intervention sessions.

    Time frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2 and 3.

  5. Diastolic Blood Pressure

    Diastolic blood pressure was recorded before and after the intervention sessions.

    Time frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2 and 3.

  6. Body Temperature

    Body temperature was recorded before and after the intervention sessions.

    Time frame: Immediately before and after the intervention sessions on intensive care unit days 2 and 3.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Istanbul Ministry of Health Goztepe Training and Research Hospital
    Istanbul, Istanbul 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Oct 2024 to primary completion in Mar 2025, 5 months.

Of 3,734 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 5 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 3,833 studies reached it within 10 months; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 23.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 26, 2026
First posted
Aug 31, 2026
StartActual
Oct 20, 2024
Primary completionActual
Mar 25, 2025
CompletionActual
Mar 25, 2025
Last update
Sep 1, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 1, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07794696
Lead sponsor
Sennur Kula Şahin
Responsible party
Sennur Kula Şahin (Assoc.Prof, Istinye University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 31, 2026
Start date
Oct 20, 2024
Primary completion
Mar 25, 2025
Completion
Mar 25, 2025
Last update
Sep 1, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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