Virtual Reality Stimulation to Enhance Cognitive Function of Intensive Care Unit Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mild
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- Enrollment
- 67
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Attention measurement in patients in the intensive care unit
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
An observational study will be conducted in the ICU (Intensive care unit) including patients with heart surgery (< 5 days) and prolonged ICU stay (> 5 days). Patients will receive 5 min Virtual reality stimulation per day. A modified version of the Oculus Rift VR glasses (Facebook inc., USA) with stereoscopic vision and stereo sound will be used to present the virtual world to patients. An integrated eye tracker will measure oculomotor responses that will be synchronized with the physiological data recording. All participants will undergo neuropsychological testing after ICU stay, and after a three-months follow-up. Quality of life prior to the ICU stay will be enquired from relatives. Main outcome variable is the explorative behaviour (attention). Secondary outcomes are the quality of life and cognitive functioning.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age \> =18
- •Speak German or French
- •Are able to participate the follow up measurements
- •Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Visual impairments
- •Cognitive impairments
- •Cognitive impairments
- •Craniocerebral injury before admitting the ICU
- •Already admitted the intensive care unit (last year) or at reentry
- •Psychotic disorders
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Attention measurement in patients in the intensive care unit
Time Frame: Changes from baseline in attention measurement during and after admission (3 Month) to the ICU
The attention is measured via explorative behaviour of the subject. This means an eye tracker is used to measure eye movements, fixation duration and number of fixations, which can be used to calculate the explorative behaviour.
Secondary Outcomes
- Cognitive functioning(Changes from baseline in cognitive functioning measurement after admission (3 Month) to the ICU)
- Quality of Life(After 3 months after admission to the ICU)