Virtual Reality Gaming for Exercise and Mindfulness Among Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status and phase: Active, not recruiting; Phase 1

Conditions: Pediatric Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Immediate Start - Virtual Reality; Behavioral: Delayed Start - Virtual Reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06298357

300012601

LAIKPRI02012024 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will explore the potential benefits of a virtual reality gaming program that focuses on mindfulness and exercise among pediatric cancer rehabilitation patients. The program will last 8 weeks outside of the hospital. Participants will start immediately in the hospital (immediate start group) or wait 8 weeks after hospital discharge to start the program (waitlist control group).

Enrollment: 16 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• >7 years of age
• medical diagnosis of malignancy or non-malignant condition requiring hematopoietic stem cell transplant or a hospital stay that is anticipated to last for at least 2 weeks
• a caregiver who can assist the child with the study procedures

Exclusion criteria

• complete blindness or deafness
• inability to operate the hand-held controllers
• susceptible to motion sickness in virtual reality
• inability to communicate in English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate Start

Experimental group

Description:

Program starts in the hospital and lasts for 8 weeks after hospital discharge.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Immediate Start - Virtual Reality

Waitlist Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

After 8 weeks after hospital discharge, these participants start the 8 week intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Delayed Start - Virtual Reality