VR-3D Movie-based Education

June 7, 2017 updated by: Marcin Grabowski, Medical University of Warsaw

OCULUS: a 3-D Movie to Improve Patient Compliance

Atrial fibrillation (AF), which is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in adults, is associated with a high risk of stroke and other thromboembolic complications. The usage of oral anticoagulation (OAC) may prevent the incidence of the thromboembolic events in the majority of patients. The current guidelines for the management of AF patients highlight the important role of patients' education, since the clinical benefit from OAC treatment may be achieved by the effective cooperation between patients and physicians. It has been suggested, that compliance may be increased by the novel e-solutions introduced into the daily clinical practice. Due to the improvement in advanced technologies, the virtual reality (VR) three-dimensional (3D) movie stands for a future alternative in e-medicine. The aim of the OCULUS study was to examine whether the 3D movie-based knowledge transfer is effective in teaching patients about the consequences of AF and pharmacological possibilities in reducing the risk of stroke.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The OCULUS is a prospective, single centre study. The study will include hospitalized patients, who are over 18 years old. The only exclusion criteria of the study is the previously diagnosed dementia. The study is based on the questionnaire designed by the authors of the study, enclosing questions about sex, age, education, current job, AF history and knowledge about consequences of AF and the possibility of stroke prevention due to the OAC therapy. Subsequently, the brief VR-3D will be shown using the oculus glasses and a smartphone. The movie's plot informs about the risk of stroke and importance of the OAC therapy to prevent the incidence of the thromboembolic complications of AF. Consequently, patients will be asked several questions, including what was the movie about, whether AF can affect patient's life in a negative way, is it possible to reduce the risk of stroke and by what kind of drugs. Similar questions will be asked to the patients immediately after the movie, one week and one year later, via the Telephone follow-up.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Warsaw, Poland, 02-097
        • Paweł Balsam

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • >18 years old
  • signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • previously diagnosed dementia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: study group
All the patients will be shown three-dimensional (3D) movie.
Brief VR-3D will be shown using the oculus glasses and a smartphone. Then, patients will be asked several questions from the prepared questionnaire.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assessment of the effectiveness of the 3D-movie based knowledge transfer in teaching patients about the consequences of AF
Time Frame: 1 year
The outcome will be assessed by questionnaire designed by the authors of the study, enclosing questions about sex, age, education, current job, AF history and knowledge about consequences of AF and the possibility of stroke prevention due to the OAC therapy.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Paweł Balsam, MD, PhD, 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

May 30, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 28, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

April 7, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 8, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 7, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • OCULUS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

We will be able to share all of the data. They will be available on april 2017th.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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