Oculus Go VR headset for Delayed Gastric Emptying

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Waitlist Available

Led By Brian Lacy, MD

Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 4 weeks

Summary

This trial is testing if virtual reality therapy is safe and effective for people with gastroparesis. Patients will use VR goggles to experience a virtual world, which might help reduce their nausea by distracting them from their symptoms.

Eligible Conditions

Delayed Gastric Emptying
Gastroparesis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Patient-reported adverse events

Secondary study objectives

Change in Quality of life

Change in work productivity

Changes in abdominal pain

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Active VR GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects will be provided an Oculus Go VR headset pre-loaded with a "menu" of virtual reality programs which have been designed specifically to treat both acute and chronic pain. Subjects are required to use the VR headset at home four times daily, prior to breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime. Each session will last approximately 15 minutes.

Group II: Sham VR GroupPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Subjects will be provided an Oculus Go VR headset pre-loaded two-dimensional nature video. Subjects are required to use the VR headset at home four times daily, prior to breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime. Each session will last approximately 15 minutes.

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