Virtual Reality Education Module in Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Knowledge in Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Prostate

Treatments: Other: Educational Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03318367

14D.354

JT 6320 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot clinical trial studies a virtual reality education module in reducing anxiety and increasing knowledge in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy. A virtual reality education module may be useful in helping patients understand what they can expect to happen during their radiation treatments and help reduce stress relating to the radiation treatments.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if a virtual reality education module for prostate cancer patients is effective in increasing patient comprehension and decreasing patient anxiety related to radiation treatments.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. This pilot study could have implications for a broader patient base undergoing radiation therapy.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English speaking males capable of giving informed consent
• Must be able to read English language
• Receiving pre-treatment cone beam and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for prostate cancer on the "A" or "B" treatment machines at the Bodine Center
• Must be able to walk two city blocks
• Must not have any auditory or visual deficits

Exclusion criteria

• If inclusion criteria are not met
• Previous radiation therapy treatment
• Employment in radiation oncology

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

Supportive care (virtual reality education module)

Experimental group

Description:

After undergoing a previously planned CT simulation scan, patients complete a virtual reality education module to learn more about radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Patients also complete questionnaires before and after the module.

Treatment:

Other: Educational Intervention