Bringing Life to Those Near Death

Mayo Clinic

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Palliative Care

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05466123

21-007346

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess whether virtual reality technology can reduce anxiety, depression, and emotional distress screening scores in palliative care patients.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria;

• A terminal or end-stage condition with an expected prognosis of a year or less.
• An established palliative care patient.
• English-speaking.
• Able to wear virtual reality equipment (goggles, etc.).
• Subject or Caregiver able to provide consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Younger than 18 years of age.
• Lack of a prognosis of approximately 1 year or less.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Virtual reality intervention in palliative care patients

Experimental group

Description:

Palliative care patients with a limited life expectancy will participate in a virtual reality experience for 10-30 minutes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Reality