COMPLETED

Virtual Reality at End-of-life

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect that repeated, personalized virtual reality experiences have on symptom severity, comparing self-reported symptom severity both pre and post each session, and overtime across sessions. Researchers will also determine if this intervention results in a high rating of presence in VR, and if presence is related to the magnitude of the change in symptoms.

Official Title

The Impact of a Novel Virtual Reality Protocol on Presence and Symptom Severity at the End-of-life.

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-10-23
Study Completion:2024-07-15
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06149429

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:Not specified
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Patients who are hospice care eligible as defined by the Medicare Hospice benefit and receive hospice or palliative care from Hospice and Palliative Care Buffalo.
  1. * Their Palliative Performance Score (PPS) is below 30.
  2. * They are not cognitively intact (display symptoms of delirium or senility, or have a cognitive diagnosis such as Alzheimer's or Dementia) as measured by the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) (Inouye et al., 1990)
  3. * They have hearing, vision, or speech impairments that are uncorrected.
  4. * They have current symptoms of or a history of dizziness, nausea, headaches, migraines, seizures, or motion sickness.
  5. * They do not speak English.
  6. * They are not 18 years old.

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Catherine Mann, EdD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
SUNY Buffalo

Study Locations (Sites)

Hospice and Palliative Care Buffalo
Cheektowaga, New York, 14225
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo

  • Catherine Mann, EdD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, SUNY Buffalo

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 Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-10-23
Study Completion Date2024-07-15

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-10-23
Study Completion Date2024-07-15

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Hospice
  • Serious Illness
  • Virtual reality
  • End-of-life

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • End of Life
  • Pain
  • Nausea
  • Fatigue
  • Well-Being, Psychological
  • Depression
  • Dyspnea
  • Appetite Loss
  • Anxiety