Cancer Patient, Diagnostic Imaging, Patient Education, Virtual Reality
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients with cancer and their caregivers may have difficulty understanding the site and extent of their disease. Poor comprehension may negatively impact patients and caregivers, leading to increased anxiety, reduced compliance, decreased trust of the physician, and limited shared medical decision making ability. Most patients want to be thoroughly informed, with over a third of cancer patients wishing they had been better informed about side effects that they experienced due to their treatment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of diagnostic imaging review using 3D virtual reality compared to standard 2D imaging review for patients and their caregiver(s) using a mixed methods approach of survey and qualitative interview based approaches.
Detailed description
This study will use virtual reality to display the patient's diagnostic imaging in 3D with live volumetric rendering. This study will explore if this approach improves patient and caregiver understanding of their disease. Eligible patients should have available diagnostic imaging consisting of CT, MRI, and/or PET-CT. Prior to their consultation in radiation oncology, patients will complete a survey about their prior experience reviewing their diagnostic imaging. During the consultation, patients and caregivers will be shown their medical imaging in 2D on a computer screen, then in 3D with virtual reality. After the consultation, the patient and caregiver(s) will complete a 2nd survey comparing virtual reality to standard imaging review with domains of perceived understanding, patient preference, and satisfaction. Then, the patient and caregiver(s) will undergo a qualitative interview exploring their experience with virtual reality compared to standard imaging review. The survey questions comparing virtual reality to standard imaging review will be statistically evaluated. The recorded interview session will be qualitatively analyzed using with a mixed methods approach by thematically categorizing the respondents' answers.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey and interview
Patients and caregivers will provide information via surveys and interviews regarding their experience viewing diagnostic imaging using conventional methods and using Virtual Reality
Sponsors
Colorado State University
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Single Arm Exploratory Study
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Willingness to sign and date the consent form. * Willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study. * Male or female patient 18 years or older. * Available diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT and/or PET) * Consultation in radiation oncology for consideration of radiation therapy. * English speaking.
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to complete virtual reality, survey and interview. * Non-English speaking * Patients with visual defects that affect their ability to view content in VR
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Successful Completion of Imaging Review Using Virtual Reality | During the consultation 1 day visit | The percentage of patients able to complete the review of their imaging using virtual reality |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction and preference | During the consultation 1 day visit | Evaluate patients' and caregivers' satisfaction and preferences regarding diagnostic imaging review using a focused survey |
| Qualitative feedback regarding imaging review using virtual reality | During the consultation 1 day visit | Collect patients' and caregivers' feedback regarding imaging review using virtual reality through qualitative interviews. |
| Baseline demographics and imaging review experience | During the consultation 1 day visit | Capture baseline demographics, education, and prior experience with diagnostic imaging review. |
| Intervention time interval | During the consultation 1 day visit | Measure the time spent reviewing diagnostic imaging with virtual reality and standard approaches relative to the consultation time |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed