VR for Symptom Control and Wellbeing

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Oncology; Hematologic Malignancy; Palliative Care; End Stage Cancer
• Interventions: Device: Virtual Reality Headset to provide a Virtual Reality Experience

• Registration Number: NCT04821466
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Brief Summary

To investigate the effect that a Virtual Reality experience can have on patient symptoms and wellbeing for palliative care and oncology inpatients

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-25
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-29
• Study Start: 2021-06-14
• Primary Completion: 2022-09-20
• Study Completion: 2022-09-20
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Virtual Reality Headset	Virtual Reality Headset to provide a Virtual Reality Experience	VR headset, programmed with a selection of 7 wellbeing programs to identify if use will improve participants wellbeing

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ESAS-r Quality of Life Scores	Time 0 & Time 60 minutes	Change in ESAS-r QoL score between start and finish of Virtual Reality experience. 0 = No symptoms to 10 = Worst Symptom

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quantitative clinician experience of VR intervention	Time 60 minutes	Patient score of experience using Virtual Reality intervention for symptoms and wellbeing between 0 (negative) and 10 (positive)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Royal Cornwall Hospital; 🇬🇧 Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom