Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, our team planned to pilot a self-administered virtual reality environment for stress reduction. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe our pivot to a “no contact” protocol, including participant feedback and lessons learned. Our protocol included virtual reality study kit sanitization, delivery, and return; remote screening, consent, enrollment, and data collection; and virtual study visits. All study participants found the protocol to be acceptable. Lessons learned include strategies for institutional review board approval and improved orientation to the study technology. Despite a global pandemic, our “no contact” protocol was feasible and acceptable.

在 COVID-19 大流行之前，我们的团队计划试行一个自我管理的虚拟现实环境以减轻压力。这份手稿的目的是描述我们对“无接触”协议的转变，包括参与者的反馈和经验教训。我们的协议包括虚拟现实学习套件的消毒、交付和退货；远程筛选、同意、登记和数据收集；和虚拟学习访问。所有研究参与者都认为该方案是可以接受的。吸取的经验教训包括机构审查委员会批准的策略和改进对研究技术的定位。尽管全球大流行，我们的“无接触”协议是可行和可接受的。