Oral Surgery Virtual Reality Glasses Study

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Boston University
Study ID
NCT06723158
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Procedural Anxiety
  • Procedural Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
16 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Virtual reality (VR) glasses with relaxation module — OTHER
    The relaxation module will include immersive video and audio components as a distraction from the medical procedures.

Study Details

The goal of this randomized trial is to investigate if using virtual reality (VR) glasses for patients who require non-emergent oral surgery procedures under intravenous (IV) sedation improves their overall experience compared to using standard of care safety glasses. This study has two primary objectives. 1. To evaluate if VR glasses can improve patient tolerance during IV access, sedation induction, and the surgical procedure. 2. To investigate whether the use of VR glasses reduces the amount of sedation required for induction and throughout the oral surgery procedure. 80 subjects will be randomly assigned 1:1 to either wear VR glasses playing a relaxing video and audio or VR glasses that will only serve as eye protection (control group).

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 18, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2026
Completion
Jul 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Virtual Reality (VR) Intervention Group
    Participants randomized to this group will receive VR glasses with a relaxation module (audio, visual) to wear during IV placement, induction of anesthesia, and during the procedure.
  • No Intervention: Virtual Reality (VR) Control Group
    Participants randomized to this group will receive VR glasses without a relaxation module to be worn only as safety glasses, during IV placement, induction of anesthesia, and during the procedure.

Primary Outcome Measure

Level of anxiety [ Time Frame: 3 days before oral surgery, immediately before surgery, immediately after surgery, about 8 hours after surgery ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ClinicBostonMassachusetts02118
Radhika Chigurupati, DMD MS
[email protected]
617-638-4386

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