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Decreasing Chemotherapy Induced Distress Using Immersive Virtual Reality in Patients With Cancer
Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the use of virtual reality during chemotherapy treatment helps participants achieve an improvement in distress, which may include unpleasant experience, anxiety, depression and/or pain. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to one of two available groups (virtual reality or standard of care) * Participations will only be during one chemotherapy session. * Those assigned to virtual reality: * The research team will provide a virtual reality * The research team will provide guidance on how the headset works and will be available to assist with any questions or concerns. * Participants will also be able to choose different relaxing backgrounds depending on their preference. headset during the chemotherapy session for 15 to 30 minutes * Those assigned to the standard of care: * The research team will provide the participants with the opportunity to choose a preferred activity such as reading a book, watching television, etc.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2024-11-05
Completion Date
2026-01-30
Last Updated
2025-11-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality Headset applied to the participants during chemotherapy session. Participants select their preferred virtual reality experience (i.e., nature videos, meditations, interactive applications, etc). Virtual reality (VR) by definition, is a simulated experience consisting of an experiential environment created by hardware and software technology capable of provoking sensations of real experiences. It can be further divided into 1) immersive; 2) semi-immersive; and 3) non-immersive. Immersive VR employs head-mounted display (HMD) system technology to separate users from their surroundings and engage in real-time with a three-dimensional environment generated by a computer.
Preferred activity
Participants will engage in a preferred activity such as reading, watching television, coloring, etc. during chemotherapy.
Questionnaires
Participants will be administered multiple pre and post intervention questionnaires including NCCN Distress thermometer, GAD-7 and CCVA.
Locations (1)
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Maroone Cancer Center
Weston, Florida, United States