NCT03318367

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

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

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 23 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Prostate

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Educational Intervention	Complete virtual reality education module

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-06
• Primary completion: 2016-06-03
• Completion: 2016-08-11
• First posted: 2017-10-23
• Last updated: 2025-05-02