The Use of Immersive Virtual Reality as a Method of Treating Anxiety and Procedural Pain During Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) of Lower Varicose Veins Under Tumescent Anesthesia

This is a prospective, single-arm, pre-post interventional study designed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and impact of immersive virtual reality (VR) as an adjunct to tumescent local anesthesia during endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for varicose veins / chronic venous insufficiency. All eligible and consenting participants will receive the same intervention (immersive VR during the entire EVLA procedure). There is no randomization, no control group, and no allocation to different arms. Each participant serves as their own control through before-and-after comparisons

NCT Number	NCT07624929
Lead Sponsor	Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology
Conditions	Chronic Venous Insufficiency, CVI
Enrollment	100 participants
Start Date	2026-06-10
Primary Completion	2028-05-10 (estimated)
Study Completion	2028-09-10 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-09