Bringing Life to Those Near Death
- Conditions
- Palliative Care
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Virtual Reality
- Registration Number
- NCT05466123
- Lead Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess whether virtual reality technology can reduce anxiety, depression, and emotional distress screening scores in palliative care patients.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Not provided
- Younger than 18 years of age.
- Lack of a prognosis of approximately 1 year or less.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Virtual reality intervention in palliative care patients Virtual Reality Palliative care patients with a limited life expectancy will participate in a virtual reality experience for 10-30 minutes
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in anxiety Baseline, post-intervention approximately 30 minutes Measured using the self-reported Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire. Subjects rank how often they have been bother by specific problems within the last 2 weeks on a scale of 0 being not at all and 3 being nearly every day. Total scores range from 0-20, with higher scores indicating more anxiety severity.
Change in emotional distress Baseline, post-intervention approximately 30 minutes Measured using the self-reported Distress from Death and Dying Survey. Subjects rank their distress on a scale or 0-10, 0 being no distress at all, and 10 being completely distressed. Total scores range from 0-130, with higher scores indicating more distress severity.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mayo Clinic Florida
🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States