Effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) in the Management of Anxiety for Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
Recruiting · NCT07324577 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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Radiation Therapist SurveyVirtual Reality Interventionstandard of care
What this trial is about
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use and functionality of virtual reality (VR) during radiation therapy treatments for patients with prostate, breast, lung, or head and neck cancer.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Participants planned for radiation therapy for 15 or more treatments with non-neutron generating energies (10 MV or less) per study PI for prostate, breast, lung, or head and neck cancer. Neutrons have the potential to damage the VR headset device and are generated for energies above 10 MV.
- Age 18 years or older at the time of consent.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-33 or Karnofsky (KPS) 30-100 at the time of enrollment.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent document directly.
Exclusion criteria
- Previous radiation therapy
- VR device is determined to impede the radiation dosage during the VR device simulation and treatment planning
- Participants with primary brain tumors, brain metastases, and cancer involving the sinuses, orbits, nose, or ears, are excluded from this clinical trial because the VR device may obstruct the area being treated
- Participants with uncontrolled inter-current illness including but not limited to psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements per treating radiation oncologist.
- Participants with known epilepsy, significant motion sickness, severe uncorrected visual impairment, severe uncorrected hearing impairment, or seizures, per participant report.
- Participants with skin defects, infections, or open wounds in the area where the VR device is applied (face or scalp) or in the eyes per treating radiation oncologist.
- Participants with pacemakers, internal defibrillators, hearing aid, or other implanted medical device. The Meta Quest device contains magnets and components that emit magnetic/electromagnetic fields which could affect the operation of nearby electronics and medical devices.
- Radiation Therapists:
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Agreement to participate after reviewing the information sheet
- Radiation therapist at AHWFBCCC High Point who has treated at least one participant who enrolled on to the study and used the VR device.
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hayworth Cancer Center - High Point, North Carolina, United States