# Virtual Reality to Reduce Pre-procedure Anxiety Prior ECT

> **NCT04291196** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre** · enrollment: 64 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- ECT
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Virtual Reality
- Anxiety
- Education
- Hemodynamics
- Depression
- Cognition
- Mental Health

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** VR-ECT 360o Video
- **OTHER:** Standard Treatment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04291196
- **Lead sponsor:** Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2020-11-27
- **Primary completion:** 2026-06
- **Final completion:** 2026-06
- **Target enrollment:** 64 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04291196

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04291196, "Virtual Reality to Reduce Pre-procedure Anxiety Prior ECT". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04291196. Licensed CC0.

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