Virtual Reality Education Program to Reduce Anxiety During Radiation Therapy

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anxiety, Stress, Satisfaction, Patient, Preparedness, Information Needs

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of an immersive virtual reality (VR)-based education program with a form of patient education commonly provided by clinics (e.g., an educational video) at delivering education to breast cancer patients as they prepare for radiation therapy treatment. Self-evaluation questionnaires completed by participants will be used to measure changes in information needs and anxiety, stress, preparedness and satisfaction levels pre/post education between the VR-based education and video education groups in this study. Expanded access to the current VR-based education program will depend on licensing status for associated assets by interested parties.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04029961

Run by

Medical College of Wisconsin

People needed

28

Starts

2019-08-12

Expected to finish

2020-04-14

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient is 18 years of age or older
• Patient is female
• Patient has been diagnosed with breast cancer
• Patient will be receiving whole breast radiation therapy without supraclavicular nodal irradiation
• Patient is scheduled for an outpatient radiation oncology visit
• Patient has the ability to understand a written informed consent document, and the willingness to sign it
• Patient has the ability to complete a series of self-reported questionnaires

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English-speaking patients (as the VR education program includes English narration)
• Patients with visual defects that affect their ability to watch a movie
• Patients with auditory defects that affect their ability to listen with headphones
• Patients who have worked in the field of radiation oncology as they would have previously undergone treatment-related education
• Patients who have been treated previously with radiation oncology as they would have previously undergone treatment-related education
• Patients that have been diagnosed with epilepsy, conditions causing seizures, or have any previous history of seizures because a very minute number of head-mounted display (HMD) users have experienced a seizure as a result of using the device
• Patients with a reported history of cognitive disability as their ability to understand educational content may be impaired
• Patients with a history of severe motion sickness because a side effect of using a HMD in a very small number of users is motion sickness symptoms
• Patients with a pacemaker, hearing aid(s), and/or defibrillator, while patients with other types of electronic medical devices / implants will be assessed for eligibility on a case-by-case basis because there could be potential interference with the HMD

Where it is running

• Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.