NCT03719209

Using Virtual Reality for Patients With Gastrointestinal Disease

Using Virtual Reality to Foster Engagement, Understanding, and Knowledge in Patients With Gastrointestinal Disease and Their Families

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effect and impact of a technology which creates a virtual reality (VR), personalized representation of a patient's endoscopic findings in comparison our standard practice (SP). Our study will compare the level of knowledge, understanding and satisfaction the patient and family have between those receiving SP and those receiving both SP and VR.

Conditions

• Gastrointestinal Disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	HealthVoyager	HealthVoyager is a virtual reality application that allows providers to create customized representations for patients and share the results of endoscopic procedures via an interactive platform. The app can show both normal and abnormal endoscopic findings and anatomy. Families will also receive a web link so that they may access the procedure results via the app at home on their smartphone or tablet.
OTHER	Standard Practice	Patients and families will receive handouts with printed images of their endoscopic findings, as per standard practice at Boston Children's Hospital.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-01
• Primary completion: 2019-08-01
• Completion: 2019-10-01
• First posted: 2018-10-25
• Last updated: 2019-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States