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Oculus Go Virtual Reality Goggles for Breast Cancer (VRBB Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Drew Epling
Research Sponsored by Prisma Health-Upstate
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up immediate post-procedure
Awards & highlights

VRBB Trial Summary

This trial will test whether VR can help reduce pain and anxiety for patients during a breast biopsy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Breast Cancer

VRBB Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediate post-procedure
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediate post-procedure for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Subjective Pain Assessment: Visual Analog Scale
Secondary outcome measures
Patient Satisfaction
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI: Y-6 item)
Other outcome measures
Blood Volume Pulse Signal
Galvanic Skin Response
Heart Rate
+1 more

VRBB Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Virtual Reality GogglesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients randomized to the intervention group will undergo their procedure as standard of care but will wear the Oculus Go Goggles and experience a virtual reality simulation. The simulation is a non-interactive polar theme video.
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Patients randomized to the control group will undergo their procedure as standard of care without the use of virtual reality goggles.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Oculus Go Virtual Reality Goggles
2021
N/A
~120

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Clemson UniversityOTHER
33 Previous Clinical Trials
5,833 Total Patients Enrolled
Prisma Health-UpstateLead Sponsor
82 Previous Clinical Trials
42,878 Total Patients Enrolled
Drew EplingPrincipal InvestigatorPrisma Health-Upstate

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
PainJournal
The Validation of Visual Analogue Scales as Ratio Scale Measures for Chronic and Experimental Pain
Price, Donald D., Patricia A. McGrath, Amir Rafii, and Barbara Buckingham. 1983. “The Validation of Visual Analogue Scales as Ratio Scale Measures for Chronic and Experimental Pain”. Pain. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1016/0304-3959(83)90126-4.
Australian & New Zealand Journal of PsychiatryJournal
The Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety: A Validation Study
Hornblow, A. R., and M. A. Kidson. 1976. “The Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety: A Validation Study”. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. SAGE Publications. doi:10.3109/00048677609159523.
PainJournal
The Validation of Visual Analogue Scales as Ratio Scale Measures for Chronic and Experimental Pain
Price, Donald D., Patricia A. McGrath, Amir Rafii, and Barbara Buckingham. 1983. “The Validation of Visual Analogue Scales as Ratio Scale Measures for Chronic and Experimental Pain”. Pain. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1016/0304-3959(83)90126-4.
Journal of the American College of RadiologyJournal
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Mindfulness Meditation for Women Undergoing Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Ratcliff, Chelsea G., Sarah Prinsloo, Alejandro Chaoul, Stephanie G. Zepeda, Rex Cannon, Amy Spelman, Wei T. Yang, and Lorenzo Cohen. 2019. “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Mindfulness Meditation for Women Undergoing Stereotactic Breast Biopsy”. Journal of the American College of Radiology. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2018.09.009.
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