Virtual 360°-Tour in Coronary Computed Tomography

June 1, 2022 updated by: University of Oulu

Virtual 360°-Tour in Coronary Computed Tomography - Effects of 360° Virtual Counselling Environment in CCTA Patient's Anxiety and Process Time

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the virtual 360° counselling environment in the anxiety and process time of the patients coming to CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography). The virtual, 360° environment 'Virtual 360°-tour in coronary computed tomography' uses 360°- technology based on spherical panorama images and resembles the spaces of the hospital according to the patient's pathway in CT-examination and provides information to the patient at various stages of the pathway.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the virtual 360° counselling environment in the anxiety and process time of the patients coming to CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography).

The virtual, 360° environment 'Virtual 360°-tour in coronary computed tomography' uses 360°- technology based on spherical panorama images and resembles the spaces of the hospital according to the patient's pathway in CT-examination and provides information to the patient at various stages of the pathway. Patients who have referred first time to the coronary computed tomography can access the virtual CT examination environment via link before entering the hospital. Using the environment requires a network connection and is possible with a computer, tablet or phone. The environment has digital counselling materials in text, image, animation and video formats in three different virtual spaces/views, the environment and examination are presented via pathway of example 59-year female patient with arterial hypertension and exercise related chest pain (angina pectoris).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

86

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

      • Oulu, Finland
        • Oulu University Hospital

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:

  • coming to first coronary computed tomography examination
  • adult patient
  • able to independently fill in question forms

Exclusion Criteria:

  • previous coronary computed tomography
  • mental illness

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Virtual 360° intervention
counselling in the virtual 360° environment and also counselling in accordance with current practice
Virtual tour in coronary computed tomography - 360° counselling environment for CCTA patients
Active Comparator: Control group
counselling in accordance with current practice
counselling in accordance with current practice: written patient information letter and verbal counselling at the hospital during the CT-examination

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
anxiety measured with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for adults (STAI)
Time Frame: 1 month
The STAI meter is a two-part adult anxiety meter developed by Charles D. Spielberger and his research team (1983). It separates situation related anxiety (STATE-A) from character related tendency towards anxiety (TRAIT-A). User evaluates his own current anxiety on a four-step scale with forty questions. The respondents choose from the following options at each question: 1 = no anxiety at all, 2 = slight anxiety, 3 = some anxiety 4 = very much anxiety. Scores range from 20 to 80: mild anxiety 20-39 points, moderate anxiety 40-59 points and strong anxiety 60-80 points.
1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
CCTA Process time
Time Frame: 1 month
Time between patient enrolled to the CCTA at the hospital and when radiographers marked the cCTA examination ended
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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)

June 17, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 15, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

May 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 18, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

September 19, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 6, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 1, 2022

Last Verified

June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Coronary Artery Disease

Clinical Trials on Virtual tour in coronary computed tomography - 360° counselling environment

3
Subscribe