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Virtual Environments in Patients Receiving Treatment for Cancer (VE)

17. juli 2020 opdateret af: Dr. Andreas Charalambous, Cyprus University of Technology

The Effectiveness of Virtual Environment on the Adverse Psychological Effects in Patients Receiving Treatment for Cancer

The mood disturbances that lung cancer patients experience during and after chemotherapy have a debilitating effect on their quality of life. The goal of the proposed project is to develop and test an intervention that relies on the use of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) to combat the adverse psychological/emotional consequences of receiving treatment for cancer. Although VR has been used with success to treat various psychological conditions (e.g., phobias, PTSD), its potential in helping cancer patients experience an improved mood and hence better quality of life has not yet been tested. In this project the investigators will first develop the virtual content (e.g., natural scenes) that patients will experience within a Head-Mounted-Display, simulating movement by manipulating a gesture controller. The investigators will then carry out a randomized, double blind, crossover trial with 50 hospitalized cancer patients to test whether they can benefit psychologically and emotionally from their interaction with an immersive environment compared to those who will experience a guided imagery intervention. A positive result will open the route for the future development of affordable self-administered VR solutions for treating the psychological side-effects of cancer treatment.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Although VR has been used with success to treat various psychological conditions (e.g., phobias, PTSD), its potential in helping cancer patients experience an improved mood and hence better quality of life has not yet been tested. In this project the investigators will first develop the virtual content (e.g., natural scenes) that patients will experience within a Head-Mounted-Display, simulating movement by manipulating a gesture controller. The investigators will then carry out a randomized, double blind, crossover trial with 50 hospitalized cancer patients to test whether they can benefit psychologically and emotionally from their interaction with an immersive environment compared to those who will experience a guided imagery intervention. A positive result will open the route for the future development of affordable self-administered VR solutions for treating the psychological side-effects of cancer treatment.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

50

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

  • Cypern
      • Nicosia, Cypern, 2047
        • American Medical Centre

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år og ældre (Voksen, Ældre voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients will be included if they had a histopathological diagnosis of cancer (different types are allowed)
  • were 18 years or older, on active treatment and were receiving care at the hospital as inpatients
  • Eligible participants will need to be able to speak and understand Greek and they had given written informed consent
  • Participants should also have a score of >60 on the POMS total mood disturbance scale, a >50 on the Karnofsky Performance Scale Index
  • a mean of >50 on the Attentional Function Index (AFI)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients were excluded if they were receiving palliative care
  • they had an impaired cognitive ability or
  • they had an impaired visual ability

Studieplan

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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Støttende pleje
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Crossover opgave
  • Maskning: Tredobbelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Intervention VE
Session of Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) and Session of Guided Imagery
Adfærdsmæssigt: Immersive Virtual Reality (VR)
Patients in this group will experience the virtual content (e.g., natural scenes) through a Head-Mounted-Display, simulating movement by manipulating a gesture controller. Following a resting period the patients will then experience the guided imagery session (e.g. visual images of pleasant scenery)
Adfærdsmæssigt: Guided Imagery
Patients in this group will experience the guided imagery (e.g. visual images of pleasant scenery). Following a resting period the patients will then experience the virtual content (e.g., natural scenes) through a Head-Mounted-Display, simulating movement by manipulating a gesture controller
Aktiv komparator: Intervention GI
Session of Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) and Session of Guided Imagery
Adfærdsmæssigt: Immersive Virtual Reality (VR)
Patients in this group will experience the virtual content (e.g., natural scenes) through a Head-Mounted-Display, simulating movement by manipulating a gesture controller. Following a resting period the patients will then experience the guided imagery session (e.g. visual images of pleasant scenery)
Adfærdsmæssigt: Guided Imagery
Patients in this group will experience the guided imagery (e.g. visual images of pleasant scenery). Following a resting period the patients will then experience the virtual content (e.g., natural scenes) through a Head-Mounted-Display, simulating movement by manipulating a gesture controller

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Changes in Mood Disturbances as measured by the POMS
Tidsramme: Baseline and then participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention, an expected average of 8 days
The POMS total mood disturbance comprises subscales that evaluate anxiety, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, and confusion. The possible range of scores for the TMDS is -40 through 192 with higher scores indicating greater mood. Lower scores indicate an improvement in mood
Baseline and then participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention, an expected average of 8 days

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Changes in Quality of Life as measured by FACT-G
Tidsramme: Baseline and then participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention, an expected average of 8 days
FACT-G, is a self-report instrument consisting of 27-items
Baseline and then participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention, an expected average of 8 days
Changes in Blood Pressure
Tidsramme: Baseline and then participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention, an expected average of 8 days
Measurement of Blood Pressure
Baseline and then participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention, an expected average of 8 days
Changes in Heart Rate
Tidsramme: Baseline and then participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention, an expected average of 8 days
Measurement of Heart Rate
Baseline and then participants will be followed for the duration of the intervention, an expected average of 8 days

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

Cyprus University of Technology

Samarbejdspartnere

University of Cyprus

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Andreas Charalambous, andreas.charalambous@cut.ac.cy

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Generelle publikationer

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

5. februar 2018

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. januar 2020

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

20. januar 2020

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

6. marts 2015

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

13. marts 2015

Først opslået (Skøn)

19. marts 2015

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

20. juli 2020

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

17. juli 2020

Sidst verificeret

1. juli 2020

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