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NCT03533036 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Virtual Reality Experience in First Trimester D&C

A NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
30
Enrollment target

NCT03533036: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

NCT03533036 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of California, Los Angeles. The registered enrollment target is 30 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03533036, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
30 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Virtual reality (VR) has been used in health care settings to decrease anxiety and pain. This project is a feasibility study to evaluate whether virtual reality can be used in the setting of a first trimester pregnancy termination by D\&C and whether the use of virtual reality (VR) headsets can help decrease anxiety for patients during this procedure.

Primary Outcome

Number of participants able to use VR device throughout the entire duration of first trimester surgical abortion.

Interventions

  • DEVICE applied VR headset

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 30 participants
Start Date 2017-12-13
Est. Completion 2018-09-30
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03533036 record still lists

NCT03533036 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 30 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which applied VR headset is the first listed.

NCT03533036 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03533036 about?

NCT03533036 is a clinical study titled "Virtual Reality Experience in First Trimester D&C". Virtual reality (VR) has been used in health care settings to decrease anxiety and pain. This project is a feasibility study to evaluate whether virtual reality can be used in the setting of a first trimester pregnancy termination by D\&C and whether the use of virtual reality (VR) headsets can help...

What is the current status of trial NCT03533036?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 30 participants. The study started on 2017-12-13. Estimated completion is 2018-09-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03533036?

The interventions under investigation include: applied VR headset (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03533036?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles, which has 897 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03533036's enrollment target sits among peer trials

30 1593rd of 2000 higher than 299 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03533036, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03533036 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.