Improvement of Patient Experience and Healthcare Providers' Productivity Using Virtual Reality in the Field of Radiation Therapy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Other: Virtual reality

• Registration Number: NCT04141943
• Lead Sponsor: Yonsei University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of providing information about radiotherapy using virtual reality and to see whether it would improve the productivity of medical staff, improve patient experience and satisfaction, and reduce patient's anxiety prior to radiotherapy.

Detailed Description

All patients enrolled in this study will receive the same routine explanation all radiotherapy patients receive currently. However, prior to the routine explanation, additional detailed information regarding radiotherapy (from simulation to treatment) will be given in two different ways.

VR arm: The patients who are allocated to the VR arm will receive information about radiotherapy via virtual reality.

Printed document arm: The patients who are allocated to the Printed document arm will receive information about radiotherapy via printed document.

Patients will answer the questionnaire related to the anxiety scale related to radiotherapy and measure the vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, and the respiratory rate. Also, patients will answer the questions about radiotherapy to assess the understanding of radiotherapy and questionnaire on hospital satisfaction.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-24
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-28
• Study Start: 2020-03-13
• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-18
• Primary Completion: 2021-10
• Study Completion: 2021-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 196

Inclusion Criteria

1. Breast cancer patients who received curative surgery and are planned to receive radiotherapy
2. Patients with cognitive abilities to receive virtual reality information
3. Patients who are 20 years old or older

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have vision or hearing problems to receive information
2. Patients who do not agree to this study
3. Pregnancy, Fetuses / Newborns, Minors, and Deficient Patients
4. 65 years old or older
5. Patients who have been treated for dizziness within the last 6 months
6. Patients who have experienced severe dizziness within the last 6 months when using electronic devices

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
VR	Virtual reality	The patients who are allocated to the VR arm will receive information about radiotherapy via virtual reality

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)	5 minutes after receiving the radiotherapy information via VR or printed document	Changes in APAIS Before and After Providing Virtual Reality or Printed Document Information; - APAIS: scale from 1 (not worried at all) to 5 (extremely worried, most anxious)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)	5 minutes after receiving the radiotherapy information via VR or printed document	Changes in STAI Before and After Providing Virtual Reality or Printed Document Information

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Severance Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Korea, Republic of