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Virtual Reality: early-phase trial registry
10 of 20 indexed Virtual Reality trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #848 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
20 US clinical trials · 10 currently recruiting · #848 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Virtual Reality: 20 US clinical trials tracked, 10 recruiting.
Virtual Reality is the subject of 20 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 10 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 2 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Maryland, Baltimore, running 4 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition virtual-reality
OPEN 10 | RECR 50% | LATE 0 | EARLY 2 | RANK #848 | SPON 4
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (50% recruiting · 6 trials)
Virtual Reality lists 10 open slots (50% of 20 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Virtual Reality on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Virtual Reality is recruiting above its size-band peers.
10 of 20 indexed trials (50%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Virtual Reality research.
University of Maryland, Baltimore accounts for 4 of 20 trials (20%). 15 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Virtual Reality trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 34 among the 20 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 14 of those (70%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Virtual Reality research is mostly interventional.
18 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (90% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
20 total, page 1 of 1
Neural Correlates of Hypoalgesia Driven by Observation
University of Maryland, Baltimore
NCT03897998
Cybersickness Prevention and Mitigation in Virtual Reality for Healthy Volunteers
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
NCT06552754
The WOW Project (WOW): Wonders Of The World Through Virtual Reality for Hospitalized Children
Stanford University
NCT06911996
Neural Mechanisms of Immersive Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain (VR TMD EEG)
University of Maryland, Baltimore
NCT06214923
VR-PMR for Post-Burn Symptoms
Johns Hopkins University
NCT07317271
Effects of Vestibular Training on Postural Control of Healthy Adults Using Virtual Reality
Clarkson University
NCT05941039
Virtual Reality-Integrated Propulsion Feedback for Stroke Rehab
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
NCT07087743
Virtual Reality Therapy for Cancer-Treatment Associated Symptoms
University of Maryland, Baltimore
NCT06248216
Virtual Reality During Exercise Testing
Augusta University
NCT06464406
Psychedelic Virtual Reality
Yale University
NCT06581263
Neural Mechanisms of Immersive Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain
University of Maryland, Baltimore
NCT04851301
Virtual Reality Intervention to Support Clinicians' Firearm Safety Counseling Behaviors
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT06108141
Treatment of Parental Anxiety Virtual Reality (VR)
Stanford University
NCT05729347
Virtual Reality Instructional Design in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Education
Shenandoah University
NCT04754568
Biofeedback-VR for Treatment of Chronic Migraine
University of Washington
NCT05720819
Pain Rehabilitation Virtual Reality (PRVR): Innovations to Enhance Mobility in the Presence of Pain
Stanford University
NCT04636177
Glove Rehabilitation Application for Stroke Patients
Barron Associates
NCT03872466
Virtual Reality Experience for Stress Reduction in Cardiology Patients
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT04984655
Virtual Reality Pain Neuroscience Education for Middle School Students
University of South Dakota
NCT04470375
IMPRINT VR Trainer Evaluation
Charles River Analytics
NCT06861907
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Virtual Reality records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Virtual Reality trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Virtual Reality page
20 registered trials, 10 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 10 Virtual Reality trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Maryland, Baltimore sponsors the most Virtual Reality trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Maryland, Baltimore's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Virtual Reality condition card totals 20 registered trials; most-linked intervention Naloxone; top US site state Maryland. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.