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Virtual Reality in ICU - PARTNER

Description

This project is designed to have patients participate in a virtual environment with various tasks such as breathing exercises, games to help the brain, and techniques that promote relaxation while hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The participation in research will last about 5 days and take about 15 to 45 minutes each day.

Conditions

Acute Respiratory FailureSepsis
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Study Details

Study overview

This project is designed to have patients participate in a virtual environment with various tasks such as breathing exercises, games to help the brain, and techniques that promote relaxation while hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The participation in research will last about 5 days and take about 15 to 45 minutes each day.

Virtual Reality in ICU (PARTNER) - A Research Study About Engaging in Strategies to Promote Relaxation, Improve Your Mood, and Stimulate Thinking in the Intensive Care Setting

Virtual Reality in ICU - PARTNER

Condition
Acute Respiratory Failure
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Lexington

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536

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.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Admitted to ICU at University of Kentucky for acute respiratory failure, sepsis or other
  • * Are less than 18 years of age
  • * Have a pre-existing neurologic disorder
  • * Have a pre-existing emotional or personality disorder
  • * Have a history or active mental health disorder or disease
  • * Experienced an acute neurologic event (e.g., stroke)
  • * Are currently pregnant
  • * Are a prisoner
  • * Receiving hospice care
  • * Have existing open wounds or pressure ulcers on head or neck

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Kirby Mayer,

Kirby P. Mayer, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kentucky

Study Record Dates

2026-09-30