Clinical trial · Interventional
Promotion of Emotional Well-being in Hospitalized Cancer Patients by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Evaluation of a Brief Psychological Intervention That Uses ICTs to Improve Well-being in Hospitalized Cancer Patients
NCT03103737CI-TRIAL-00026832completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a brief psychological intervention composed by two therapeutic modules (virtual environments and reminiscence techniques) for the promotion of wellbeing of hospitalized adult cancer patients. Participants are randomly assigned to 2 conditions: intervention condition and control condition.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Reality (VR) and Reminiscence Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Psychological intervention composed by four sessions along 1 week. Participants can interact with virtual environments and a multimedia system for reminiscence purposes.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Virtual Reality (VR) and Reminiscence Intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Participants receive the medical treatment deliver by the hospital. After one week, they have the possibility to receive the psychological intervention.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983; adapted version of Tejero, Guimerá, Farré & Peri, 1986)
- timeFrame
- Change from baseline to 1 week
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * adults with any cancer diagnosis * hospitalized for at least 1 week * Karnofsky functional state ≥50 * life expectancy ≥2 months Exclusion Criteria: * serious psychopathology * cognitive impairment
References
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