Patients receiving first chemotherapy
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Immersive virtual reality intervention
Control group:Standard care
Sponsors
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are (1) aged between 6 and 12 years; (2) chemotherapy naive; (3) scheduled to receive their first intravenous chemotherapy; (4) can understand Chinese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have (1) identified cognitive and learning problems in their medical record; (2) brain tumours or metastasis; (3) identified contact precautions; (4) previous history of seizures or motion sickness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety;Heart rate and mean arterial blood pressure;Anticipatory nausea and vomiting;Acute nausea and vomiting; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| parent and nurse satisfaction levels toward the chemotherapy procedure;Satisfaction to the immersive virtual reality intervention;Feasibility of intervention; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCho Lee Wong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed