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Virtual Reality Experience for Stress Reduction in Cardiology Patients
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Brief Summary
The purpose of the research is to evaluate the feasibility and scalability of delivering a 30-minute novel virtual reality (VR) experience through the Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality headset with the aim of measuring changes in: 1) patient-reported stress levels on a survey, 2) blood pressure, 3)heart rate, 4) respiration rate 5) heart rate variability 6) and galvanic skin response in cardiology clinic and cardiac rehabilitation patients.
Primary Purpose
Study Type
Phase
Eligibility
Gender
Healthy Volunteers
Minimum Age
Maximum Age
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Current patient in UCLA Cardiology clinics and/or cardiac rehab
- English speaking
- Able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of seizure
- facial injury preventing safe placement of headset, significant visual or hearing impairment (as defined as not able to see/hear clearly even with corrective lenses/aids).
- Individuals with dangerous, unstable arrhythmias (VTACH/VFIB) and/or MI in past 4 week, or individuals in acute decompensated heart failure
- respiratory issues, postural instability, and motion sickness
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Study Stats
Protocol No.
21-000705
Category
Cardiology
Principal Investigator
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Location
- UCLA Westwood