Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention

Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Mental Stress; Nurse's Role; COVID-19 Pandemic

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR; Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05637736

NUCM22_0708

Details and patient eligibility

About

Some recent studies demonstrated caregivers may experience negative emotions such as anxiety and sadness, which may also affect normal treatment during the epidemic. As the pandemic continues, mental health support, encouragement , and a sense of purpose are needed to support healthcare workers.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Registered nurses (RN) who work in target departments were included. The target departments mainly included internal medicine, surgical, emergency department, where nurses had direct mutual engagement with patients.

Exclusion criteria

• Nurses who have not been involved in the COVID-19 volunteer service.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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81 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR

mindfulness-based therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction