Bringing Life to Those Near Death

Palliative Care Clinical Trial

Official title:

Bringing Life to Those Near Death: Assessing the Use of Virtual Reality Technology in Palliative Care

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05466123
• Other study ID #: 21-007346
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 9, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 2024

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: Mayo Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether virtual reality technology can reduce anxiety, depression, and emotional distress screening scores in palliative care patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: December 2024
• Est. primary completion date: December 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria;

• A terminal or end-stage condition with an expected prognosis of a year or less.

• An established palliative care patient.

• English-speaking.

• Able to wear virtual reality equipment (goggles, etc.).

• Subject or Caregiver able to provide consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Younger than 18 years of age.

• Lack of a prognosis of approximately 1 year or less.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Palliative Care

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Virtual Reality
Simulated travel destination or activity of the participants choosing that would otherwise be inaccessible

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mayo Clinic Florida	Jacksonville	Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mayo Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in anxiety	Measured using the self-reported Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire. Subjects rank how often they have been bother by specific problems within the last 2 weeks on a scale of 0 being not at all and 3 being nearly every day. Total scores range from 0-20, with higher scores indicating more anxiety severity.	Baseline, post-intervention approximately 30 minutes
Primary	Change in emotional distress	Measured using the self-reported Distress from Death and Dying Survey. Subjects rank their distress on a scale or 0-10, 0 being no distress at all, and 10 being completely distressed. Total scores range from 0-130, with higher scores indicating more distress severity.	Baseline, post-intervention approximately 30 minutes