Actively Recruiting
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) in the Management of Anxiety for Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
Led by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Updated on 2026-05-07
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
139 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
W
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Lead Sponsor
A
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use and functionality of virtual reality (VR) during radiation therapy treatments for patients with prostate, breast, lung, or head and neck cancer.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) in the Management of Anxiety for Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Planned for radiation therapy with 15 or more treatments using energies of 10 MV or less for prostate, breast, lung, or head and neck cancer
- Age 18 years or older at consent
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 3 at enrollment
- Able and willing to sign informed consent
- Radiation therapists who agree to participate and have treated at least one study participant using the VR device
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous radiation therapy
- VR device interferes with radiation dosage during simulation and treatment planning
- Primary brain tumors, brain metastases, or cancer involving sinuses, orbits, nose, or ears
- Uncontrolled illness, including psychiatric or social issues limiting study compliance
- Known epilepsy, significant motion sickness, severe uncorrected vision or hearing impairment, or seizures
- Skin defects, infections, or open wounds on face, scalp, or eyes where VR device is applied
- Presence of pacemakers, internal defibrillators, hearing aids, or other implanted medical devices due to VR device magnetic fields
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hayworth Cancer Center
High Point, North Carolina, United States, 27262
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sheri Whittington
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
3
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