Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Nurse's Role; Mental Stress; COVID-19 Pandemic
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction; Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR

• Registration Number: NCT05637736
• Lead Sponsor: Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

Some recent studies demonstrated caregivers may experience negative emotions such as anxiety and sadness, which may also affect normal treatment during the epidemic. As the pandemic continues, mental health support, encouragement , and a sense of purpose are needed to support healthcare workers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-01
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-24
• Primary Completion: 2022-11-30
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-05
• Study Completion: 2022-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

• Registered nurses (RN) who work in target departments were included. The target departments mainly included internal medicine, surgical, emergency department, where nurses had direct mutual engagement with patients.

Exclusion Criteria

• Nurses who have not been involved in the COVID-19 volunteer service.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
mindfulness-based therapy	Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction	-
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR	Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The impact of COVID-19	up to 8 weeks	There is a separate questions. "Has COVID-19 affected your mood at work?"(0\~10)
Depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21)	up to 8 weeks	The questionnaire of the Chinese version of DASS-21 has a total of 21 items and measures three negative emotional experiences of depression, anxiety and stress

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wu Ye; 🇨🇳 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China