Actively Recruiting
Virtual Reality for Children in Radiotherapy (REVER)
Led by Centre Antoine Lacassagne · Updated on 2025-05-07
47
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
287 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
For a young patient, the conditions of proton therapy treatment can be stressful. Adjusting the environment can be a source of avoiding this physical and psychological discomfort impacting the quality of treatment. A fixed, long, uncomfortable position is the main cause of stress, already present due to the cancerous therapeutic course. It extends the positioning time. For the patient and the optimization of his treatment, solutions must be sought. Relaxation in virtual reality is efficient, simple and non-medicinal and could reduce stress in children and allow irradiation in very good conditions. We will assess the effectiveness of the virtual reality session using objective (placement time, helmet tolerance) and subjective (perceived anxiety via a dedicated questionnaire) criteria. This is the first pediatric virtual reality study, supported by the French Group of Pediatric Radiotherapists, to reduce anxiety in radiotherapy. Multiple benefits from this pilot study are expected, such as improved reception conditions, treatment parameters and better acceptance of proton therapy sessions.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Reality for Children in Radiotherapy (REVER)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient treated at the Antoine LACASSAGNE Center for proton therapy
- Age 7 years or older and 18 years or younger
- Patient and parents (if minor) have read the information notice and signed informed consent
- Patient has social security coverage
You will not qualify if you...
- Age younger than 7 years or older than 18 years
- Patient under general anesthesia
- Patient has wounds or infections on the head incompatible with using the VR headset
- Patient has respiratory problems
- Patient has severe claustrophobia
- Patient is being treated for a psychiatric condition
- Patient has uncontrolled epilepsy
- Patient has visual (binocular) or hearing problems preventing VR use
- Patient's head size is too small for the VR headset
- Patient is receiving combined radio chemotherapy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, France
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Amandine STARZYK
CONTACT
P
Pierre-Yves BONDIAU, M.D, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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