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Virtual Reality for Non-cardiac Chest Pain

Mayo Clinic · NCT06262126

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
10
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
February 14, 2024
Record last updated
February 12, 2026

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What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to determine if virtual reality (VR) will improve symptoms in non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP).

Being studied: Virtual Reality

Conditions: Gastrointestinal Diseases; Chest Pain

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Symptoms of non-cardiac chest pain (recurrent anginal-like or atypical chest pain)
  • Negative prior cardiac evaluation (at a minimum, including electrocardiogram)
  • Prior esophagogastroduodenoscopy and/or barium esophagram to rule out severe esophagitis, stricture, or motility abnormality

Exclusion Criteria

  • Initiation of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) within 8 weeks
  • Major concomitant illness
  • Current drug or alcohol use that that would interfere with adherence to study requirements
  • Symptoms of vertigo or dizziness that would limit tolerability of the VR headset

Recruiting US locations

  • Mayo Clinic Florida

    Jacksonville, FL 32224

    Site contact: Wendi Lehman · 904-953-8742 · Lehman.Wendi@mayo.edu

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