The Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality and Relaxing Videos on Symptom Severity, Distress and Quality of Life in Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Lung cancer is one of the types of cancer with a high incidence and mortality rate in the world and in our country. Frequently used protocols in the chemotherapy treatment of lung cancer are the Platine-based drugs. The main side effects of this chemotherapy protocols are nausea, vomiting, neutropenia and fatigue. The side effects of cancer and chemotherapy cause patients to experience distress and their quality of life is adversely affected. Some non-pharmacological methods such as meditation, breathing exercises, and massage can be used to manage the symptoms experienced by patients due to chemotherapy for supportive care. One of these methods is the virtual reality applications. In addition, audio-visual (video) therapy methods are other methods that can be used in the symptom management of these patients. In this study, the effect of interactive/imersive virtual reality intervention and relaxant video intervention on symptom severity, distress level and quality of life of patients diagnosed with lung cancer will be evaluated. Patients will be assigned to 3 groups: virtual reality intervention group (VR), relaxant video application group (RV) and control group (CG) by stratified randomization according to the disease stage and dryg type. During the chemotherapy treatment, the patients will take interactive/immersibe virtual reality (VR group) or relaxant video application (RV group) consisting of nature-themed scenarios. The interventions will be done 2 times and about 20 minutes in the first day of each chemotherapy cycles, in total 2 cycles. The control group will receive routine nursing care. Research data will be collected at different intervals during the chemotherapy course with the Patient Information Form (only once), the Edmonton Symptom Diagnosis Scale, the NCCN Distress Thermometer, the European Cancer Treatment and Organization Committee Quality of Life Scale and the Patient Follow-up Form and will be analyzed with the IBM SPSS v.23 program.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• are over 18 years old,

• diagnosed with lung cancer,

• will receive chemotherapy for the first time,

• will receive at least 2 cycles of chemotherapy treatment

• agree to participate in the study,

Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Hacettepe University
RECRUITING
Ankara
Contact Information
Primary
Kadir BAYSOY, PhD (c)
kadir.baysoy@gmail.com
+905073045536
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 90
Treatments
Experimental: Virtual Reality Group
Immersive Virtual Reality Group: Immersive virtual reality will be applied to this group 2 times during chemotherapy infusion (total of 2 chemotherapy cures) to reduce the symptom severity and distress level and improve the quality of life.~For Immersive Virtual Reality interventions; The Meta Quest 2 device will be used and the virtual scenarios/contents were selected from Nature Treks app bought by the researcher.~(Initially, a total of 6 VR contents and 6 similar videos were created for patients who received cisplatin+etoposide treatment consisting of three sessions of one chemotherapy cure (4 cure, 12 sessions). Due to the limited number of patients and regular attendance to treatment, other similar drug treatments were also included and finally, a total of 2 cures, 2 VR contents and 2 videos were selected and these 2 contents will be used.)~These:~1. Walking in the Fores and Similar Video~2. Sitting on the Beaach and Similar Video
Experimental: Relaxing Video Group
Relaxing Video Group: Participants in this group will watch relaxing videos 2 times for 20 min during chemotherapy infusion (total of 2 chemotherapy cures) to reduce the symptom severity and distress level and improve the quality of life.~The videos are slideshow-type videos consisting of various images and relaxing music prepared by the researcher. The videos were created by selecting images/sounds similar with the themes/scenarios in the virtual reality application.~(Initially, a total of 6 VR contents and 6 similar videos were created for patients who received cisplatin+etoposide treatment consisting of three sessions of one chemotherapy cure (4 cure, 12 sessions). Due to the limited number of patients and regular attendance to treatment, other similar drug treatments were also included and finally, a total of 2 cures, 2 VR contents and 2 videos were selected and these 2 contents will be used.) These:Walking in the Fores and Similar Video Sitting on the Beaach and Similar Video
No_intervention: Control Group
Patients in the control group will receive standard nursing care applied in the chemotherapy unit. Standard nursing care; Training patients on the method of chemotherapy administration, its duration, content, side effects, and coping, preparing the drugs for administration, preparing the patients for treatment, starting the infusion, monitoring the patients during the infusion for side effects, infusion complications, changes in vital signs, etc. Includes applications.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Hacettepe University

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