Decreasing Chemotherapy Induced Distress Using Immersive Virtual Reality in Patients With Cancer

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the use of virtual reality during chemotherapy treatment helps participants achieve an improvement in distress, which may include unpleasant experience, anxiety, depression and/or pain. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to one of two available groups (virtual reality or standard of care) * Participations will only be during one chemotherapy session. * Those assigned to virtual reality: * The research team will provide a virtual reality * The research team will provide guidance on how the headset works and will be available to assist with any questions or concerns. * Participants will also be able to choose different relaxing backgrounds depending on their preference. headset during the chemotherapy session for 15 to 30 minutes * Those assigned to the standard of care: * The research team will provide the participants with the opportunity to choose a preferred activity such as reading a book, watching television, etc.

Conditions

Malignant Neoplasm, Cancer

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the use of virtual reality during chemotherapy treatment helps participants achieve an improvement in distress, which may include unpleasant experience, anxiety, depression and/or pain. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to one of two available groups (virtual reality or standard of care) * Participations will only be during one chemotherapy session. * Those assigned to virtual reality: * The research team will provide a virtual reality * The research team will provide guidance on how the headset works and will be available to assist with any questions or concerns. * Participants will also be able to choose different relaxing backgrounds depending on their preference. headset during the chemotherapy session for 15 to 30 minutes * Those assigned to the standard of care: * The research team will provide the participants with the opportunity to choose a preferred activity such as reading a book, watching television, etc.

Decreasing Chemotherapy Induced Distress Using Immersive Virtual Reality in Patients With Cancer

Decreasing Chemotherapy Induced Distress Using Immersive Virtual Reality in Patients With Cancer

Condition
Malignant Neoplasm
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Weston

Cleveland Clinic Florida, Maroone Cancer Center, Weston, Florida, United States, 33331

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

  • * Age ≥ 18 years.
  • * Biopsy proven diagnosis of Cancer (any stage or type).
  • * Must have a National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer Score ≥ 5 any time since diagnosis.
  • * Must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  • * Followed by a medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, and/or breast surgeon at Cleveland Clinic.
  • * Ability to read and write in English or Spanish.
  • * Age \<18 years.
  • * No prior history of Cancer.
  • * Prior medical history of severe motion sickness.
  • * Prior medical history of seizures
  • * Pregnancy.
  • * Unable or unwilling to participate in the immersive Virtual Reality study at the Maroone Cancer Center

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center,

Zeina Nahleh, MD FACP, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Maroone Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31