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Virtual Reality for Pain and Anxiety During HyFoSy
Sponsor: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Summary
This randomized controlled study will evaluate whether virtual reality (VR) reduces procedural pain and anxiety in women undergoing hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy), a minimally invasive ultrasound-based procedure used to assess uterine anatomy and fallopian tube patency. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a VR intervention group or a standard-care control group. The primary outcome will be maximum pain experienced during the procedure, assessed using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes will include state anxiety, heart rate variability (as a physiological measure of autonomic response to procedural stress) and patient satisfaction
Official title: Virtual Reality as a Tool to Reduce Pain, Anxiety, and Stress in Patients Undergoing Hysterosalpingo-Foam Sonography (HyFoSy): A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
68
Start Date
2026-09-15
Completion Date
2029-08-31
Last Updated
2026-09-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
virtual reality
Participants will use commercially available virtual reality goggles to view relaxing immersive content selected by the participant. The VR intervention will begin approximately 5 minutes before the HyFoSy procedure and will continue throughout the procedure
rest
resting before the procedure- standard care
Locations (1)
HaEmek Medical Center
Afula, Israel