None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
It seems that stimulation of the nervous system with external stimuli may have a beneficial effect on cognitive functions, e.g. memory, speed of reaction, fluency of speech, etc. For this purpose, we will use virtual reality as a cognitive training for cancer patients in the hospital. It has been proven that hospitalization, stress and fatigue have an adverse effect on brain function. The aim of the study is to determine whether the use of mental stimulation in the form of staying in virtual reality affects cognitive functions of oncological patients undergoing radiotherapy.
Interventions
Intervention, which will be a stay in the virtual world through the use of goggles and a program for virtual reality. The number of cases in which the intervention will be delivered is 60.
Films will be selected by the project manager individually for each patient to interest and engage him/her, not to get bored or frightened. The videos come from the Oculus Rift goggle database, www.wirtualnagra.pl and ww.youtube.com. An exemplary movie can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlOiXMv
Intervention, which will be a stay in the virtual world through the use of goggles and a program for virtual reality. The number of cases in which the intervention will be delivered is 60. Films will be selected by the project manager individually for each patient to interest and engage him/her, not to get bored or frightened. The videos come from the Oculus Rift goggle database, www.wirtualnagra.pl and ww.youtube.com. An exemplary movie can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlOiXMvMaZo The participant will be subjected to this method 3 times a week for about 30 minutes in each week of radiotherapy/chemotherapy (about 3 weeks) at a set time. The date and time of the session will be agreed between the participant and the attending physician but will be between 14:30 and 16:00. During the intervention, the participant will be under the care of a person responsible for research - an employee of the Department of Neuroscience from the University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw. The method of delivery is direct and individual for each participant. Place - Lower Silesia Oncology Center in Wroclaw. Department of Radiotherapy. All participants will have a common database of films used during their stay in virtual reality. Each patient will be individually adjusted to the sharpness of the image, adjusted to the sharpness of vision and the goggles will be adjusted to the shape of the skull. The participant's examination using the tests from the Vienna Test System (CORSI - Corsi Block-Tapping Test, DT - Determination Test, COG - Change of assesses attention and concentration) and the PSS-10 (Perceived Stress Scale), CTT (Color Trials Test), COWAT (Controlled Oral Association) tests will take place during the following periods: 1st study - before the beginning of radiotherapy, duration: about 40 minutes 2nd study - directly after the end of the first radiotherapy, duration: about 40 minutes 3rd study - three months after the end of radiotherapy, duration: about 40 minutes 4th study - six months after the end of radiotherapy, duration: about 40 minutes
Sponsors
University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
- aware agreement on participating in the study - diagnosed cancer - positive medical diagnosis - no previous sign of cognitive impairment and co-existing diseases that cause cognitive impairment
Exclusion criteria
- patient in terminal disease stage with a negative medical prognosis - precedent chemotherapy treatment - coexistent disease with symptoms of cognitive functions dysfunctions - lack of consent to participate in the study
Outcome results
None listed