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Healing Hearts of Hospitalized Patients
Recruiting
Healing Hearts of Hospitalized Patients With Virtual Reality: A Pragmatic, Crossover Trial
Who can join
Ages 18 to 99 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years and above * Able to provide informed consent * Able to follow verbal instructions * Adequate motor skills for upper extremities to operate VR equipment * Clinically stable * English speaking * Willing to participate in mindfulness activities Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment * Clinically unstable * Facial trauma prohibiting headset use * Physical limitations in facial, neck, upper extremities that hinder use of VR equipment * History of seizures or other neurological conditions * Severe motion sickness * Active nausea * Severe visual impairment * Severe cognitive impairment
About the study
The study aims to evaluate the impact of a bedside-delivered virtual reality (VR) mindfulness experience on well-being and psychosocial outcomes among hospitalized adult patients compared to standard of care (SOC; no added mindfulness intervention).
What is being tested
- VR mindfulness application (behavioral)
- Standard of Care (SOC) (behavioral)
Sponsor: Stanford University · Participants: 42 · Started: May 7, 2026
Contact the study team
- Thomas Caruso, MD, PhD · Phone: 6504970927
- Man Yee Suen, MD · Phone: 6504970927
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06935604
Locations in the U.S.
| California | Stanford Health Care (SHC), Palo Alto |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.