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Educational Intervention for Cancer

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Led By Kristi Tonning
Research Sponsored by OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
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 prior to start of planned rt on the first treatment day up to the last week of planned rt (up to 9 weeks)
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether virtual reality can help cancer patients understand and feel less anxious about radiation therapy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~prior to start of planned rt on the first treatment day up to the last week of planned rt (up to 9 weeks)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and prior to start of planned rt on the first treatment day up to the last week of planned rt (up to 9 weeks) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Knowledge of radiation therapy (RT)
Other outcome measures
Anxiety
Frequency/benefits of information sources
Knowledge and anxiety in radiation therapy
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Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Arm I (VERT)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients complete a radiation therapist-led education module using virtual reality over 30 minutes at the first treatment appointment, prior to radiation therapy treatment.
Group II: Observational Cohort (usual education materials)Active Control2 Interventions
Observational patients receive the usual verbal and written education materials at the first treatment appointment, prior to radiation therapy treatment.
Group III: Arm II Control Group II (face-to-face education module)Active Control2 Interventions
Patients complete a radiation therapist-led face-to-face education module at the first treatment appointment, prior to radiation therapy treatment.
Group IV: Arm II Control Group I (usual education materials)Active Control2 Interventions
Patients receive the usual verbal and written education materials at the first treatment appointment, prior to radiation therapy treatment.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

OHSU Knight Cancer InstituteLead Sponsor
230 Previous Clinical Trials
2,090,699 Total Patients Enrolled
Oregon Health and Science UniversityOTHER
973 Previous Clinical Trials
6,846,002 Total Patients Enrolled
Kristi TonningPrincipal Investigator - OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Virtual Reality for the Education of Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy
Kristi Tonning 2020. "Virtual Reality for the Education of Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04278534.
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