Virtual Reality-Based Exercise in Cancer Patients

Virtual Reality-Based Exercise in Cancer Patients With Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

The aim of the present study is to evaluate an innovative virtual reality-based balance training intervention for improving clinically relevant motor performances (balance and gait) in cancer patients.

The investigators hypothesize that the virtual reality-based balance training intervention will improve balance and gait performances in cancer patients compared to a control group receiving usual care only.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Distorted; Balance; Motor Deficit
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Balance Training

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arizona
    • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719
      • University of Arizona Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• ability to ambulate without assistance
• willingness to provide informed consent
• cancer
• neuropathy related to chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe neurologic, cardiovascular, metabolic, or psychiatric disorders
• severe visual impairment
• cognitive impairment

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Balance Training; Balance training will be conducted individually two times per week for 4 weeks. Each training session will include virtual reality tasks such as "ankle reaching" and "obstacle crossing" using a virtual obstacle shown on a computer screen. Each session will last 30 - 45 minutes.	Other: Balance Training; Balance training will be conducted individually two times per week for 4 weeks. Each training session will include virtual reality tasks such as "ankle reaching" and "obstacle crossing" using a virtual obstacle shown on a computer screen. Each session will last 30 - 45 minutes.
No Intervention: Control; The control group will keep their normal activity without receiving any intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Postural Balance	Postural Balance during quiet standing for 30 seconds will be assessed using validated wearable sensor technologies (BalanSens™)	after 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Gait performance	Gait performance will be measured using validated wearable sensor technology (LEGSys™)	4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Arizona
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Bijan Najafi, PhD, interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 16, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): June 17, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 22, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 21, 2015
• Last Verified: May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: iCAMP_123