Virtual Reality Therapy for Cancer-Treatment Associated Symptoms

Description

We propose an innovative approach to symptom management in cancer patients following cancer treatments, utilizing a Multimodal Integrative Therapy (MIT) delivered via Virtual Reality (VR) program, authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration for in-home use. Our primary goal is to generate pilot data on the effects of MIT-VR program on pain, fatigue, sleep, depression, and anxiety in participants suffering from chronic cancer symptoms following cancer treatments.

Conditions

Cancer, Cancer Pain, Virtual Reality

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Study overview

We propose an innovative approach to symptom management in cancer patients following cancer treatments, utilizing a Multimodal Integrative Therapy (MIT) delivered via Virtual Reality (VR) program, authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration for in-home use. Our primary goal is to generate pilot data on the effects of MIT-VR program on pain, fatigue, sleep, depression, and anxiety in participants suffering from chronic cancer symptoms following cancer treatments.

Implementation of an At-Home Multimodal Integrative Therapy Via Virtual Reality for Patients With Cancer-Treatment Associated Symptoms

Virtual Reality Therapy for Cancer-Treatment Associated Symptoms

Condition
Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Luana Colloca, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201-1512

Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201-1512

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adults ages 18-88
  • * Cancer diagnosis (histology verified)
  • * Had surgical intervention, completed chemotherapy or radiation for therapeutic purposes
  • * Documented symptoms of cancer or cancer therapy including at least one of the following: pain, anxiety, sleep difficulty, fatigue, neuropathy
  • * English speaker (written and spoken)
  • * Severe psychiatric condition (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, autism) leading to hospitalization within the last 3 years
  • * Any personal (or family first degree) history of mania, schizophrenia, or other psychoses
  • * Diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain, neuropathy, fatigue, sleep or anxiety disorder prior to cancer diagnosis
  • * Current Hospice or palliative care only recipients
  • * Color-blindness
  • * Impaired or uncorrected hearing
  • * Lifetime alcohol/drug dependence or alcohol/drug abuse in past 3 months
  • * Conditions that would interfere with the VR mask placement (e.g. trauma, burn, infection)
  • * Known history of severe motion sickness
  • * Pregnancy or breast feeding

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 88 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Maryland, Baltimore,

Study Record Dates

2026-08