Status:
RECRUITING
Impact of Virtual Reality on the Quality of Life of Oncology Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Central Hospital Saint Quentin
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Anxiety, nausea and vomiting are common side effects in paediatric patients receiving chemotherapy. chemotherapy. New evidence supports the efficacy of immersive virtual reality in improving symptoms ...
Detailed Description
For cancer patients, virtual reality proved more effective than other forms of distraction in relieving anxiety, depression and fatigue during chemotherapy. Although pain and anxiety in cancer patient...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Chemotherapy-naive patient
- Patient with first-line indication for intravenous cyclic chemotherapy
- Affiliated to a social security system
- Having received full information on the organization of the research and having given free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator
- Patient understands French or English
- Expected duration of chemotherapy session for the first 3 cycles greater than 30 minutes
- exclusion criteria :
- Patient with communication disorders preventing informed consent
- Patient under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice)
- Patients suffering from epilepsy
- Severe visual or hearing impairment preventing use of headphones
- Psychiatric pathologies such as delusional disorders, hallucinations or schizophrenia.
- Patients with infections or facial wounds
- Patients with severe claustrophobia
- Patients with pacemakers
- Patients with known cognitive or learning problems,
- Patients with brain tumors or metastases,
- Patients suffering from motion sickness
- Expected duration of chemotherapy session for the first 3 cycles of 30 minutes or less.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 29 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06485869
Start Date
November 1 2023
End Date
August 29 2026
Last Update
July 3 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Centre Hospitalier de Chauny
Chauny, France, 02300
2
Centre Hospitalier de Saint Quentin
Saint-Quentin, France, 02100