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The effect of training and virtual reality glasses on patients' anxiety before cardiac angiography

The effect of teach-back and distraction with virtual reality on patients’ anxiety before coronary angiography

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20260121068627N1
Enrollment
112
Registered
2026-02-13
Start date
2026-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients who are candidates for angiography.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group one: We converted a 20-minute nature film from YouTube into a 3D format that can be played on virtual reality glasses using programming. We submitted the film to the

Sponsors

Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study and completing the written informed consent form Age 25 to 85 years The patient's angiography is not an emergency Ability to communicate verbally Candidate for the angiography procedure for the first time No vision or hearing problems No drug addiction No use of sedatives No epilepsy or obvious mental illness (based on the patient's self-report) No anti-anxiety medication before the procedure The patient is not part of the treatment team

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Death of the patient Cancellation of the procedure during the intervention Change of the patient's condition to emergency for any reason (e.g., arrhythmia) Unwillingness to continue cooperation Short waiting time (less than 20 minutes).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety score on the Spielberger Situational Anxiety Inventory. Timepoint: Anxiety was measured at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 5 minutes before entering the lab coat room, in 4 groups. Method of measurement: Spielberger Situational Anxiety Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSara Hosseinpoor

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

hosseinpoorsara53@gmail.com+98 56 3234 6110

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026