Promotion of Emotional Well-being in Hospitalized Cancer Patients by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

Evaluation of a Brief Psychological Intervention That Uses ICTs to Improve Well-being in Hospitalized Cancer Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03103737

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-06

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2013-08-31

Last updated

2017-04-06

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Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Well-being, Information and communication technologies, Hospital

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a brief psychological intervention composed by two therapeutic modules (virtual environments and reminiscence techniques) for the promotion of wellbeing of hospitalized adult cancer patients. Participants are randomly assigned to 2 conditions: intervention condition and control condition.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALVirtual Reality (VR) and Reminiscence Intervention

First and third sessions are dedicated to remember positive and meaningful personal experiences. Second and fourth sessions are oriented to positive emotions by the use of VR. Participants can choose the virtual environment to work with.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* adults with any cancer diagnosis * hospitalized for at least 1 week * Karnofsky functional state ≥50 * life expectancy ≥2 months

Exclusion criteria

* serious psychopathology * cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983; adapted version of Tejero, Guimerá, Farré & Peri, 1986)	Change from baseline to 1 week
Fordyce Happiness Scale (Fordyce, 1988).	Change from baseline to 1 week

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual Analog Scale: Physical Discomfort. Change pre-post sessions.	4 days along 1 week	fatigue, pain and nausea-vomiting (5-point Likert scale)
Visual Analog Scale: Satisfaction with the Session	4 days along 1 week	pleasantness and perceived usefulness (5-point Likert scale)
Visual Analog Scale: Mood.	4 days along 1 week	Subjective mood change after each session.
Distress Thermometer (Roth et al., 1998).	Change from baseline to 1 week	—
Time perception (based on Bayés et al., 1997).	4 days along 1 week	Participants has to indicate the session duration (in minutes). An objective measure of the time lapse is also registered by the researcher.
Satisfaction with Intervention Scale (adapted version of Borkovec and Nau's, 1972).	1 week	satisfaction, recommendation, utility and discomfort (5-point Likert scale)
Visual Analog Scale: Emotional State. Change pre-post sessions.	4 days along 1 week	positive affect, negative affect, well-being and calmness (5-point Likert scale)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026