Virtual Reality Stimulation to Enhance Cognitive Function of Intensive Care Unit Patients

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Cognitive Impairment, Mild

Treatments: Other: Visuo-acoustic stimulation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03025373

2016-01652

Details and patient eligibility

About

An observational study will be conducted in the ICU (Intensive care unit) including patients with heart surgery (< 5 days) and prolonged ICU stay (> 5 days). Patients will receive 5 min Virtual reality stimulation per day. A modified version of the Oculus Rift VR glasses (Facebook inc., USA) with stereoscopic vision and stereo sound will be used to present the virtual world to patients. An integrated eye tracker will measure oculomotor responses that will be synchronized with the physiological data recording. All participants will undergo neuropsychological testing after ICU stay, and after a three-months follow-up. Quality of life prior to the ICU stay will be enquired from relatives. Main outcome variable is the explorative behaviour (attention). Secondary outcomes are the quality of life and cognitive functioning.

Enrollment: 67 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age > =18
• Speak German or French
• Are able to participate the follow up measurements
• Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Visual impairments
• Cognitive impairments
• Cognitive impairments
• Craniocerebral injury before admitting the ICU
• Already admitted the intensive care unit (last year) or at reentry
• Psychotic disorders

Trial design

67 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients - prolonged ICU stay (> 5 days)

Description:

Controlled visual and acoustic stimulation in a virtual reality setting

Treatment:

Other: Visuo-acoustic stimulation

Heart surgery patients (< 5 days)

Description:

Controlled visual and acoustic stimulation in a virtual reality setting

Treatment:

Other: Visuo-acoustic stimulation