Virtual 360°-Tour in Coronary Computed Tomography

University of Oulu

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fear; Coronary Artery Disease; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Current practice; Other: Virtual tour in coronary computed tomography - 360° counselling environment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03677791

KPP12345

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the virtual 360° counselling environment in the anxiety and process time of the patients coming to CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography). The virtual, 360° environment 'Virtual 360°-tour in coronary computed tomography' uses 360°- technology based on spherical panorama images and resembles the spaces of the hospital according to the patient's pathway in CT-examination and provides information to the patient at various stages of the pathway.

Full description

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the virtual 360° counselling environment in the anxiety and process time of the patients coming to CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography).

The virtual, 360° environment 'Virtual 360°-tour in coronary computed tomography' uses 360°- technology based on spherical panorama images and resembles the spaces of the hospital according to the patient's pathway in CT-examination and provides information to the patient at various stages of the pathway. Patients who have referred first time to the coronary computed tomography can access the virtual CT examination environment via link before entering the hospital. Using the environment requires a network connection and is possible with a computer, tablet or phone. The environment has digital counselling materials in text, image, animation and video formats in three different virtual spaces/views, the environment and examination are presented via pathway of example 59-year female patient with arterial hypertension and exercise related chest pain (angina pectoris).

Enrollment: 86 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• coming to first coronary computed tomography examination
• adult patient
• able to independently fill in question forms

Exclusion criteria

• previous coronary computed tomography
• mental illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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86 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual 360° intervention

Experimental group

Description:

counselling in the virtual 360° environment and also counselling in accordance with current practice

Treatment:

Other: Virtual tour in coronary computed tomography - 360° counselling environment

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

counselling in accordance with current practice

Treatment:

Other: Current practice