VR to Improve CINV, Sleep and Pain Among Children With Cancer in HK

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Vomiting; Nausea; Child; Neoplasms; Pain; Sleep Hygiene

Treatments: Device: Hypnosis VR

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04853303

hypnoVR-NVSP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, sleep quality and pain are the common symptoms experienced by children with cancer. These symptoms significantly devastate the children's quality of life. Hypnosis is found to be effective in managing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, sleep quality and pain in children with cancer. In addition, virtual reality is shown to promote the effectiveness of hypnosis in managing these symptoms. However, no study so far has examine it effectiveness in Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness in the use a virtual reality device to improve chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, sleep quality and pain among children with cancer in Hong Kong.

Full description

This study is a randomized controlled trial. We recruit 180 children with cancer who are aged 9 to 18 and Chinese speaking and allocate them into experimental and control group. The experimental group will receive a 15-minute hypnosis using virtual reality when they are experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, sleep quality or pain. The control group will receive no intervention.

Enrollment: 180 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 9 to 18
• Can read Chinese and speak Cantonese
• diagnosed with cancer

Exclusion criteria

• with mental disabilities or cognitive dysfunction as identified in the medical record

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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180 participants in 2 patient groups

Hypnosis VR

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will receive a 15-minute hypnosis using virtual reality when they are experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, sleep quality or pain.

Treatment:

Device: Hypnosis VR

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive no intervention.