Virtual Reality-Based Transitional Care for ICU Survivors
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Conditions studied: Critical Illness, Stress, Psychological, Intensive Care Units
In brief
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual reality (VR)-based transitional care program for adult survivors of intensive care unit (ICU) care. ICU survivors frequently experience relocation stress, anxiety, pain, and physiological instability after transfer from the ICU to general wards, which may increase the risk of unplanned ICU readmission. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either standard transitional care or additional VR-based intervention sessions during their ICU stay. The VR intervention is designed to provide psychological support, environmental orientation, and stress reduction. Primary outcomes include short-term physiological indicators within 48 hours after ICU transfer. Secondary outcomes include pain, relocation stress, and unplanned ICU readmission within 7 days.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07482722
- Run by
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
- People needed
- 150
- Starts
- 2026-03-09
- Expected to finish
- 2027-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-19
Who can join
Age: 20 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 20 years or older
- Adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
- Planned transfer from ICU to the general ward
- Able to communicate and provide informed consent or have a legal representative provide consent
You may not qualify if…
- Severe cognitive impairment or delirium preventing participation
- Severe visual or hearing impairment interfering with VR use
- Hemodynamic instability requiring immediate life-saving intervention
- Isolation precautions prohibiting device use
- Participation in another interventional study that may affect outcomes
Where it is running
- MacKay Memorial Hospital — Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan
- MacKay Memorial Hospital, Tamsui Branch — New Taipei City, Taiwan
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