Virtual Reality Education Module in Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Knowledge in Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Prostate
• Interventions: Other: Educational Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT03318367
• Lead Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Brief Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies a virtual reality education module in reducing anxiety and increasing knowledge in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy. A virtual reality education module may be useful in helping patients understand what they can expect to happen during their radiation treatments and help reduce stress relating to the radiation treatments.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if a virtual reality education module for prostate cancer patients is effective in increasing patient comprehension and decreasing patient anxiety related to radiation treatments.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. This pilot study could have implications for a broader patient base undergoing radiation therapy.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-08-06
• Primary Completion: 2016-06-03
• Study Completion: 2016-08-11
• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-22
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

• English speaking males capable of giving informed consent
• Must be able to read English language
• Receiving pre-treatment cone beam and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for prostate cancer on the "A" or "B" treatment machines at the Bodine Center
• Must be able to walk two city blocks
• Must not have any auditory or visual deficits

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Exclusion Criteria

• If inclusion criteria are not met
• Previous radiation therapy treatment
• Employment in radiation oncology

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Supportive care (virtual reality education module)	Educational Intervention	After undergoing a previously planned CT simulation scan, patients complete a virtual reality education module to learn more about radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Patients also complete questionnaires before and after the module.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Standard deviation for difference in questionnaire response from pre-education to post-education	Through study completion, an average of 2 years	A one-sided one-sample t-test will be used to analyze the average change score (pre - post) for each questionnaire.