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Virtual Reality (VR) -Directed Brain Gut Behavioral Treatment (BGBT) for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Inpatients

Evaluation of a Virtual Reality-Directed Brain Gut Behavioral Treatment Inpatient Program for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06188793
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-01-03
Start date
2024-02-13
Completion date
2026-12-01
Last updated
2026-07-23

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Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Keywords

Virtual reality, Inpatient, Pain, Brain Gut Behavioral Treatment

Brief summary

The research is studying virtual reality (VR)-directed brain-gut behavioral therapy (BGBT) as a pain treatment option for hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study is being done to learn if VR-directed BGBT is feasible and acceptable for patients with IBD in addressing pain in the hospital setting. The study hypothesizes that: * At least 75% of enrolled participants will complete the VR-directed BGBT inpatient program * Hospitalized patients with IBD will find VR-directed BGBT acceptable as a pain treatment option in the inpatient setting.

Interventions

DEVICEVirtual reality-directed BGBT

Enrolled participants will receive up to 3-days of VR-directed BGBT through several modules including distraction games, mindfulness meditation, breathing exercises, and cognitive behavioral therapy based coaching. Participants will complete questionnaires at various time points and be asked to complete a semi-structured interview post-intervention.

Sponsors

University of Michigan
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and self-reported pain * Hospitalized for management of IBD (inpatient medicine services at Michigan Medicine)

Exclusion criteria

* Patients that do not report pain * Anticipated length of hospital stay is less than 72 hours * Patients that have previously had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptoms linked to an epileptic condition * Patients with binocular vision loss * Patients with an uncontrolled cardiac condition such as an arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, or neurological/cerebrovascular disease. * Patients that are currently pregnant

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility of the intervention measured as the frequency (percentage) of enrolled participants that complete the VR-directed BGBT inpatient program3 days of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Intervention acceptability based on qualitative data and collected from audio-recordings of semi-structured interview1 week (semi-structured interview within 1 week of completion of the intervention)Patient acceptability will be evaluated through semi-structured interviews within 1 week of completion of the intervention to understand satisfaction, expectations, and experiences with the protocol, including perceived benefits or harms, and barriers to use.
Acceptability using the System Usability Scale - patientsDay 3 (post intervention)This is a 10-item question scale that are answered from a range from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Scores range from 0 to 100 with a higher score indicating greater acceptability.
Acceptability using the Treatment Acceptance and Adherence Scale- patientsDay 3 (post intervention)This is a 10-item question scale that have a range from disagree strongly- agree strongly. Scores range from 10-70 with higher scores indication greater acceptability.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTShirley Cohen-Mekelburg, MD, MS
shcohen@med.umich.edu734-845-5735
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORShirley Cohen-Mekelburg, MD, MS

University of Michigan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 24, 2026