Virtual Reality Education Module in Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Knowledge in Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

Prostate Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Pilot Study to Determine if the Use of a Virtual Reality Education Module Reduces Anxiety and Increases Comprehension in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03318367
• Other study ID #: 14D.354
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 22, 2017
• Last updated: October 25, 2017
• Start date: August 6, 2014
• Est. completion date: August 11, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: October 2017
• Source: Thomas Jefferson University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies a virtual reality education module in reducing anxiety and increasing knowledge in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy. A virtual reality education module may be useful in helping patients understand what they can expect to happen during their radiation treatments and help reduce stress relating to the radiation treatments.

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if a virtual reality education module for prostate cancer patients is effective in increasing patient comprehension and decreasing patient anxiety related to radiation treatments.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. This pilot study could have implications for a broader patient base undergoing radiation therapy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 23
• Est. completion date: August 11, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 3, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• English speaking males capable of giving informed consent

• Must be able to read English language

• Receiving pre-treatment cone beam and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for prostate cancer on the "A" or "B" treatment machines at the Bodine Center

• Must be able to walk two city blocks

• Must not have any auditory or visual deficits

Exclusion Criteria:

• If inclusion criteria are not met

• Previous radiation therapy treatment

• Employment in radiation oncology

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Prostate

Intervention

Other:
• Educational Intervention
Complete virtual reality education module

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Standard deviation for difference in questionnaire response from pre-education to post-education	A one-sided one-sample t-test will be used to analyze the average change score (pre - post) for each questionnaire.	Through study completion, an average of 2 years

External Links

•   Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
•   Thomas Jefferson University Hospital