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Healing Hearts of Hospitalized Patients

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Stanford University
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorStanford University
Started2026-05-07
Est. completion2027-05-31
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 99 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

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).

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 99 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults aged 18 years and above
* Able to provide informed consent
* Able to follow verbal instructions
* Adequate motor skills for upper extremities to operate VR equipment
* Clinically stable
* English speaking
* Willing to participate in mindfulness activities

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

Conditions5

AffectAnxietyHeart DiseaseRelaxationWell-Being, Psychological

Locations1 site

Stanford Health Care (SHC)
Palo Alto, California, 94304
Thomas Caruso, MD, Phd

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