Status:
COMPLETED
Virtual Reality at End-of-life
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York at Buffalo
Collaborating Sponsors:
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Conditions:
End of Life
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to determine the effect that repeated, personalized virtual reality experiences have on symptom severity, comparing self-reported symptom severity both pre and post eac...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this research is to determine the effect that repeated, personalized virtual reality experiences have on symptom severity, comparing self-reported symptom severity both pre and post eac...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy volunteers are not applicable to this study as they study focuses on pain and symptom management at end-of-life through the virtual reality experience.
- Patients who are hospice care eligible as defined by the Medicare Hospice benefit and receive hospice or palliative care from Hospice and Palliative Care Buffalo.
Exclusion
- Their Palliative Performance Score (PPS) is below 30.
- They are not cognitively intact (display symptoms of delirium or senility, or have a cognitive diagnosis such as Alzheimer's or Dementia) as measured by the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) (Inouye et al., 1990)
- They have hearing, vision, or speech impairments that are uncorrected.
- They have current symptoms of or a history of dizziness, nausea, headaches, migraines, seizures, or motion sickness.
- They do not speak English.
- They are not 18 years old.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 23 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 15 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
9 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06149429
Start Date
October 23 2023
End Date
July 15 2024
Last Update
December 19 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Hospice and Palliative Care Buffalo
Cheektowaga, New York, United States, 14225