Clinical trial · Interventional
Virtual Reality Gaming for Exercise and Mindfulness Among Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation
Virtual Reality Gaming for Exercise and Mindfulness Among Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation Patients: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT06298357CI-TRIAL-00105891completedPhase 1ClinicalTrials.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)
This study will explore the potential benefits of a virtual reality gaming program that focuses on mindfulness and exercise among pediatric cancer rehabilitation patients. The program will last 8 weeks outside of the hospital. Participants will start immediately in the hospital (immediate start group) or wait 8 weeks after hospital discharge to start the program (waitlist control group).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Cancer | Childhood Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delayed Start - Virtual Reality | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Immediate Start - Virtual Reality | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Immediate Start
- description
- Program starts in the hospital and lasts for 8 weeks after hospital discharge.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Immediate Start - Virtual Reality
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Waitlist Control
- description
- After 8 weeks after hospital discharge, these participants start the 8 week intervention.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Delayed Start - Virtual Reality
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Physical activity
- timeFrame
- Daily, starting after consent in the hospital (week 0) and ending after the intervention (intervention week 9)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 8 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * \>7 years of age * medical diagnosis of malignancy or non-malignant condition requiring hematopoietic stem cell transplant or a hospital stay that is anticipated to last for at least 2 weeks * a caregiver who can assist the child with the study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * complete blindness or deafness * inability to operate the hand-held controllers * susceptible to motion sickness in virtual reality * inability to communicate in English
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDLai B, Chaviano K, Richman JS, Ahmad M, Wright A, Young R, Davis D, Rimmer JH, Madan-Swain A, Chewning JH. Extended Reality Gaming for Exercise and Mindfulness Throughout Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Dec 23;13:e64879. doi: 10.2196/64879. PMID 39714090