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Virtual Reality Intervention to Improve Psychological Symptom Burden for Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment

Pilot Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Virtual Reality in Cancer Patients

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether virtual reality (VR) is safe, comfortable to use, and helps ease mental and emotional distress during cancer treatment. VR uses computer-made sights and sounds, such as forests or ocean scenes, to create a relaxing experience. The study is for adults ages 18 to 90 with a history of cancer who are getting one of the listed treatments.

This clinical trial tests the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of a virtual reality intervention to improve psychological symptom burden for cancer patients undergoing treatment. Virtual reality (VR) is a technology that allows users to experience and interact with three-dimensional, computer-generated environments that simulate the real world or imagined settings. The VR intervention consists of a preloaded with immersive environments designed to engage the senses through simulated sights and sounds. This may include a walk through of a serene forest, exploring vibrant coral reefs, swimming with dolphins, or standing at the base of a majestic waterfall. These environments are created to provide a relaxing and engaging experience. Completing the VR intervention may be a safe and effective way to improve quality of life, reduce anxiety, enhance focus, and promote healthy living for cancer patients undergoing treatment.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Have a history of cancer.
  • Are 18 to 90 years old.
  • Are getting chemotherapy in or outside the hospital, a bone marrow transplant, or CAR-T treatment, which uses immune cells to fight cancer.

Who can't join

  • Have a history of bipolar disorder, major depression, an anxiety disorder, PTSD (lasting distress after trauma), or OCD (unwanted thoughts and repeated actions).
  • Have a history of a psychotic disorder or schizophrenia (conditions that affect your sense of reality), or a personality disorder.
  • Have a history of a substance use disorder, except one involving caffeine or tobacco.
  • Have ever had thoughts of suicide or attempted suicide.
  • Have a history of depression that did not improve with treatment, a hospital stay for mental health care, or electroconvulsive therapy (electrical treatment for mental illness).
  • Have a history of fainting, a TIA (a brief stroke-like event), stroke, or epilepsy (a condition that causes seizures).
  • Have a history of benign positional vertigo (spinning feelings with head movement) or Meniere’s disease (an inner ear condition that affects balance and hearing).

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * History of cancer * Age between 18 to 90 years * Undergoing in-patient chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant (BMT), chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-t, \& out-patient chemotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * History of bipolar disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorder, substance use disorder other than caffeine or tobacco. History of suicidal ideation or attempt * History of treatment resistant depression, psychiatric hospitalization, syncope, transient ischemic attack (TIA), stroke, epilepsy, electroconvulsive therapy, benign positional vertigo, Meniere's disease

Study sites (1)

FL