Clinical trial · Interventional
Virtual Reality for the Education of Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Education for Cancer Patients Undergoing 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): Inadequate enrollment
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This trial studies the use of virtual reality as an educational tool for cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. The purpose of the study is to learn about virtual reality education (VERT) and if it may be able to help people who are planning to receive radiation therapy. Patient education using virtual reality may result in better understanding and/or decreased anxiety in patients receiving radiation therapy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Survey Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm I (VERT)
- description
- Patients complete a radiation therapist-led education module using virtual reality over 30 minutes at the first treatment appointment, prior to radiation therapy treatment.
- interventionNames
- Other: Educational Intervention
- Other: Survey Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm II Control Group I (usual education materials)
- description
- Patients receive the usual verbal and written education materials at the first treatment appointment, prior to radiation therapy treatment.
- interventionNames
- Other: Educational Intervention
- Other: Survey Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document * All races and ethnic groups will be included * Participants with any cancer diagnosis that is intended to receive RT for curative intent for their cancer * Participants must have a minimum of 10 planned RT treatments Exclusion Criteria: * Any prior RT * Known history of anxiety or depression * Individuals with known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial * Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of study treatment or interpretation of participant safety or study results * Inability to understand either English or Spanish
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