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Meditation With Virtual Reality for Cancer Pain Relief in the Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Service
Led by Emily Santos Montarroyos · Updated on 2025-03-12
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
112 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Emily Santos Montarroyos
Lead Sponsor
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AC Camargo Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Cancer is a disabling, challenging and growing global disease. Although early diagnosis and adequate treatment of oncological disease have been developing rapidly, a large part of the population remains without access to specialized services and routinely evolve to symptoms and sequelae with uncontrolled pain, worse quality of life and suffering. Complementary therapies to control pain and improve the well-being of cancer patients are fundamental tools of integrative oncology medicine. This study proposes to use immersive virtual reality to encourage cancer patients to carry out the regular practice of meditation, as an effective tool in pain management and in the search for a better quality of life, based on a structured intervention that encourages autonomy as important part of your treatment. Two studies will be carried out at the Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Service of the Amazonas State Oncology Control Center Foundation (FCECON). Study 1 will be a cross-sectional study to describe the variables associated with the diagnosis and treatment of patients' pain and Study 2 will be a Randomized Controlled Trial that will analyze the impact of an intervention performed with meditation through immersive virtual reality for pain relief. pain in these patients. It is expected that the regular practice of meditation through immersive virtual reality will promote pain relief and improve the quality of life of cancer pain patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Meditation With Virtual Reality for Cancer Pain Relief in the Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Service
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be followed up at the Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Service to control symptoms from any cancer type at any stage
- Have a diagnosis of chronic pain recorded in medical records
- Be between 18 and 75 years old at the first collection date
- Be able to read and write Portuguese
- Have normal vision and hearing
- Own an Android cell phone
- Be able to make head and body movements with sufficient motor control
- Agree to participate and sign the Informed Consent Form
You will not qualify if you...
- Be an indigenous patient due to cultural, linguistic, and legal reasons
- Have a serious psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia, schizotypal disorders, delusional disorders, borderline conditions, or dementia
- Have impaired ability to understand or communicate as assessed by the researcher
- Experience discomfort using immersive virtual reality
- Have disease progression limiting regular outpatient visits
- Have brain tumors, brain metastases, or a history of seizures
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia do Estado do Amazonas - FCECON
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 69040040
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Research Team
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Emily S Montarroyos
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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