Development of a smartphone VR application to support paediatric and adolescent cancer patients during proton therapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013601

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-11

Start date

2018-01-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Stress during radiation-treatment-sessions

Interventions

Group 1: After the first Treatment-Session - Group A, Interviews regarding their perception during the radiotherapy-session Group 2: Group B - One-Time-Usage of the App before the radiotherapy-session

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cancer-Treatment within the WPE

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Stress / perception-disturbing Diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
When the last group of patients has been observed, the results of these interviews may be compared to the ones of group A. This is the endgoal and thus concludes the study. The questions asked, are aimed towards the general perception, specifically stress perception during the treatment, and towards the specific perception of sounds, smells or movements. The application needs to be finished before the interviews with group B may start and thus its development conditions the end. If the development is done within a month, the study will conclude one to three weeks after that.	—

Measure

Time frame

When the last group of patients has been observed, the results of these interviews may be compared to the ones of group A. This is the endgoal and thus concludes the study. The questions asked, are aimed towards the general perception, specifically stress perception during the treatment, and towards the specific perception of sounds, smells or movements. The application needs to be finished before the interviews with group B may start and thus its development conditions the end. If the development is done within a month, the study will conclude one to three weeks after that.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Infer from the evaluation of group B on possible improvements of the App.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNicole Stember

Westdeutsches Protonentherapiezentrum Essen

wpe@uk-essen.de0201 723 6600

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026