Status:

COMPLETED

Virtual Reality to Alleviate Claustrophobia During MRI

Lead Sponsor:

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital, Geneva

Conditions:

Claustrophobia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study evaluates if our Virtual Reality (VR) simulation inside the MRI efficiently alleviates symptoms of claustrophobia for patients during the MRI examination.

Detailed Description

Anxiety of claustrophobic patients during MRI scan leads to movements of patients (which cause imaging artefacts), interruptions or even abortions of imaging scans, eventually requiring to reschedule ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • indicating suffering from claustrophobia
  • Be aged between 18 and 40 year-old
  • Being able to give consent
  • Being able to understand and speak French or English
  • Being MRI-compatible

Exclusion

  • Epilepsy or illnesses affecting the brain, such as HIV, Lyme disease or meningitis
  • Psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, autism, obsessive compulsive disorder.
  • History of 1 year or more of addiction to drugs such as cannabis, alcohol, cocain, heroine, LSD.
  • Taking sleeping pills or anti-anxiety medication before the exam

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 20 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04754958

Start Date

July 20 2021

End Date

February 28 2024

Last Update

August 28 2024

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Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve (HUG)

Geneva, Switzerland, 1205

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