A Pilot Study to Determine if the Use of a Virtual Reality Education Module Reduces Anxiety and Increases Comprehension in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 23
- 主要终点
- Standard deviation for difference in questionnaire response from pre-education to post-education
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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
排除标准
- •If inclusion criteria are not met
- •Previous radiation therapy treatment
- •Employment in radiation oncology
结局指标
主要结局
Standard deviation for difference in questionnaire response from pre-education to post-education
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
未报告次要终点