Quality of life
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized controlled study, with three arms (groups), 3 groups of 39 participants each, blinded only to the patient who will be included in one of the groups by lottery after accepting and
Passive control group with 39 participants and Active control group with 39 participants.This is a prospective, experimental, longitudinal, randomized controlled trial - RCT, carried out in three stag
Sponsors
Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia do Estado do Amazonas - FCECON
Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia do Estado do Amazonas - FCECON
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Be monitored at the Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Service (STDCP) to control symptoms arising from any type of neoplasia at any stage; a diagnosis of chronic pain recorded in the medical record; both genders, male and female; be between 18 and 75 years old on the date of the first collection; able to understand Portuguese (read and write); normal vision and hearing; have an Android cell phone; able to perform movements with the head and with sufficient motor control to perform body movements; agree to participate in the study and sign the Free and Informed Consent Form (ICF)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients of the indigenous race, due to cultural, linguistic peculiarities and legislation special; patients with records of serious psychiatric illnesses in the medical record from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), schizophrenia, schizotypal disorders, delusional disorders, borderline and dementia; impairment of the ability to understand or communicate based on the researcher's assessment; report of discomfort with the use of Immersive Virtual Reality; progression of the disease with the limitation of maintaining the proposed regular outpatient return; patients with brain tumors, brain metastases, or past history of seizures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Immersive Virtual Reality is expected to be a promising tool for education, training and facilitation of the regular practice of Mindfulness meditation by oncology patientss;Guided Mindfulness Meditation practiced regularly at home and learned through immersive virtual reality is expected to promote pain relief and improve Quality of Life and decrease psychological morbidity (anxiety and depression) in patients with cancer pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEmily Montarroyos
Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia do Estado do Amazonas - FCECON
Outcome results
None listed