Clinical trial · Interventional
Virtual Reality Education Module in Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Knowledge in Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy
A Pilot Study to Determine if the Use of a Virtual Reality Education Module Reduces Anxiety and Increases Comprehension in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): The study expired at the IRB
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This pilot clinical trial studies a virtual reality education module in reducing anxiety and increasing knowledge in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy. A virtual reality education module may be useful in helping patients understand what they can expect to happen during their radiation treatments and help reduce stress relating to the radiation treatments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Supportive care (virtual reality education module)
- description
- After undergoing a previously planned CT simulation scan, patients complete a virtual reality education module to learn more about radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Patients also complete questionnaires before and after the module.
- interventionNames
- Other: Educational Intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Standard deviation for difference in questionnaire response from pre-education to post-education
- timeFrame
- Through study completion, an average of 2 years
- description
- A one-sided one-sample t-test will be used to analyze the average change score (pre - post) for each questionnaire.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking males capable of giving informed consent * Must be able to read English language * Receiving pre-treatment cone beam and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for prostate cancer on the "A" or "B" treatment machines at the Bodine Center * Must be able to walk two city blocks * Must not have any auditory or visual deficits Exclusion Criteria: * If inclusion criteria are not met * Previous radiation therapy treatment * Employment in radiation oncology
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