Status: Recruiting
Virtual Reality as a Method for Pain and Anxiety Control During First Trimester Procedural Abortion
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether use of a virtual reality (VR) headset showing a meditative nature video will help reduce pain and anxiety during a first trimester procedural abortion. Investigators will enroll 72 patients undergoing a first trimester procedural abortion with usual care to manage pain and anxiety compared to use of a VR headset in addition to usual care to see if use of the VR headset will decrease pain and anxiety and increase satisfaction with the procedure.
Participants needed: 72
Trial details
Age: 18+Biological sex: FemaleType: InterventionalSponsor: Study InvestigatorUpdated: May 6, 2026Locations: 2
Eligibility criteria
Patients at Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania who have decided to under... [+5]
History of vertigo [+7]