Radiotherapy Patient Education With Virtual Reality
This study is looking at whether watching a video about radiotherapy (radiation therapy for cancer) can help reduce anxiety for people with cancer. You would watch one of three types of 30-minute videos before your treatment: a standard informational video, a virtual reality (VR) video from a first-person view, or a VR video from a third-person view. Researchers want to see if these videos can make you feel less anxious and more satisfied with your treatment. To join, you must be at least 18 years old, have a confirmed cancer diagnosis, speak English or Spanish, and be receiving radiotherapy at the University of Miami. The study aims to enroll 150 participants. The main goal is to measure changes in your anxiety levels.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with 150 planned participants. It compares three different types of videos to see which is most effective.
- What's involved
- You would receive a one-time 30-minute video intervention in-person before your radiotherapy treatment. Your anxiety levels will be measured at the beginning and up to two weeks later.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your anxiety levels will be measured at baseline and up to two weeks after the intervention.
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Radiotherapy Patient Education With Virtual Reality
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Benjamin J Rich, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Miami
- Crystal Chen, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Miami
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Change in Level of Anxiety measured by scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)Baseline, up to 2 weeks
The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a brief and widely used self-assessment tool validated to measure anxiety in individuals undergoing medical therapy or other stressful experiences. The scale consists of 20 items, with separate scales for trait and state. Scores on the Likert scale, ranging from 0 to 4, provide an assessment of symptom severity in patients dealing with various medical conditions (state) as well as baseline status (trait). Higher scores indicate higher levels of anxiety.