Comparing the effects of distraction through virtual reality glasses and aromatherapy during angiography on patients' pain and anxiety

Comparing the effects of distraction through virtual reality glasses and aromatherapy during angiography on patients' pain and anxiety

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20131228015965N26

Enrollment

105

Registered

2025-05-20

Start date

2025-06-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Pain and anxiety caused by angiography. Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the virtual reality group, patients wore virtual reality goggles 10 minutes before and during the angiography. The content displayed included a relaxing environm

Sponsors

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study Performing angiography for the first time Stable hemodynamic status (no cardiac dysrhythmias or MI, arterial blood oxygen saturation greater than 80%) Age range 25 to 60 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hearing, vision, or smell impairment Mental disorders Taking sedatives

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: 15 minutes before and immediately after completion of angiography. Method of measurement: Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire.;Pain. Timepoint: immediately after completion of angiography. Method of measurement: Numeric Rating Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMajid Kazemi

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

dr.kazemi.n@ruma.ac.ir+98 34 3428 0097

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026