Developing a Virtual Reality Psychosocial Intervention for Youth on Dialysis in New Zealand: A proof of concept study.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease

Registration Number: ACTRN12623000791639

Lead Sponsor: The University of Auckland

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Participants between the ages of 18-24 years who are undergoing dialysis (haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) in New Zealand will be sought for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

A prior exclusion criteria were defined as follows:
1) youth with severe psychiatric or developmental disorders.
2) youth with visual impairments or physical disabilities which prevents them from using VR.

Patient whom are transplanted and don't belong to the cohort group

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mental Wellbeing outcome<br>•Self-Compassion Scale short form <br>[ Assessed at baseline (pre-VR) and 2 weeks after the VR group session];•WHO-5 Wellbeing scale[ Assessed at baseline (pre-VR) and 2 weeks after the VR group session];•Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15)<br><br>[ Assessed at baseline (pre-VR) and 2 weeks after the VR group session]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability and Usability Outcome on the VR Tool/Technology<br>•Modified (customised for the study) System Usability Scale (SUS) <br>[ Assessed at baseline (pre-VR) and 2 weeks after the VR group session];Participants will also be asked several open-ended questions (customised and developed specifically for the purposes of this study) to explore what they learnt from the intervention, usability, safety and acceptability of the technology and Mindful Self-Compassion.[ Assessed after 2 weeks Post VR group session]