Promotion of Emotional Well-being in Hospitalized Cancer Patients by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

Rosa María Baños Rivera

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Reality (VR) and Reminiscence Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03103737

ONCOTIC-II

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a brief psychological intervention composed by two therapeutic modules (virtual environments and reminiscence techniques) for the promotion of wellbeing of hospitalized adult cancer patients. Participants are randomly assigned to 2 conditions: intervention condition and control condition.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adults with any cancer diagnosis
• hospitalized for at least 1 week
• Karnofsky functional state ≥50
• life expectancy ≥2 months

Exclusion criteria

• serious psychopathology
• cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Psychological intervention composed by four sessions along 1 week. Participants can interact with virtual environments and a multimedia system for reminiscence purposes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Reality (VR) and Reminiscence Intervention

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants receive the medical treatment deliver by the hospital. After one week, they have the possibility to receive the psychological intervention.