Using Virtual Reality for Patients With Gastrointestinal Disease

Boston Children's Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gastrointestinal Disease; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Treatments: Other: Standard Practice; Other: HealthVoyager

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03719209

P00024632

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 8-25 years of age who are willing and able to participate
• Patients who recently had an endoscopic procedure at Boston Children's Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are unable to provide consent due to age or developmental status

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Standard Practice

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients and families will be shown images of their endoscopic procedure per standard practice.

Treatment:

Other: Standard Practice

Virtual Reality

Experimental group

Description:

Patients and families will be showed the results of their endoscopic procedure via a virtual reality application called HealthVoyager, in addition to standard practice images.

Treatment:

Other: HealthVoyager