A Study to Assess Virtual Reality by Healthcare Providers: A Pilot Study

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Burn Out; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Random assigned paradigm viewing order

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04622527

20-009579

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability of using Virtual Reality intervention to help reduce anxiety and burnout symptoms and improve focus in the workplace.

Full description

The proposed investigation will apply two novel paradigms using proprietary Virtual Reality interventions designed to reduce anxiety and inattention. We will explore whether this intervention is safe and acceptable, and whether it can impact the stress, anxiety, and difficulty in focus of employees in the workplace. Participants will view two different nature videos in two different formats. Each video will be experienced through Virtual Reality or non- Virtual Reality.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older at the time of consent.
• Healthcare Professional with the Mayo Clinic.
• Not pregnant by participant self-report at time of consent.
• Have the ability to provide informed consent.
• Have no contraindicated comorbid health conditions as determined by the clinical investigators.

Exclusion criteria

• Currently (within the past 3 weeks) practicing mindfulness training on a weekly/regular basis.
• Currently (within the past 3 weeks) undergoing an additional program (e.g., Complementary and Alternative Medicine [CAM]) to improve quality of life.
• Currently (within 3 weeks) enrolled in another clinical or research program (e.g., CAM) which impacts the patients' quality of life (QOL), stress or anxiety.
• Currently has photosensitivity.
• Cannot tolerate virtual reality experiences.
• An unstable medical or mental health condition as determined by the physician investigator (e.g., pre-existing eye strain, seizures, dizziness, nausea)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 4 patient groups

A = Virtual Reality paradigm A

Active Comparator group

Description:

Begin with Paradigm A virtual reality headgear

Treatment:

Other: Random assigned paradigm viewing order

B = Virtual Reality paradigm B

Active Comparator group

Description:

Begin with Paradigm B virtual reality headgear

Treatment:

Other: Random assigned paradigm viewing order

C = Non-Virtual Reality paradigm A

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Begin with Paradigm A without virtual reality headgear

Treatment:

Other: Random assigned paradigm viewing order

D = Non-Virtual Reality paradigm B

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Begin with Paradigm B without virtual reality headgear

Treatment:

Other: Random assigned paradigm viewing order