Healing Hearts of Hospitalized Patients (NCT06935604)
Healing Hearts of Hospitalized Patients With Virtual Reality: A Pragmatic, Crossover Trial
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
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).
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (7 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (10 items).
Location: Stanford Health Care (SHC) — Palo Alto, California
Age range: 18 Years to 99 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- VR mindfulness application (BEHAVIORAL)
- Standard of Care (SOC) (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- 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
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Stanford Health Care (SHC) — Palo Alto, California
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (650) 497-0927
Email: tjcaruso@stanford.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.