NCT03877094

Brief Summary

Randomized clinical trial about the evaluation of the impact of the virtual reality intervention on the experience of pain, physical and psychological discomfort, well-being and anxiety of women during breast biopsy use of nature virtual reality video.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
24

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable pain

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2019

Longer than P75 for not_applicable pain

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
terminated

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 12, 2019

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 15, 2019

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 31, 2019

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 27, 2021

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 23, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

May 31, 2022

Status Verified

August 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

2.1 years

First QC Date

March 12, 2019

Last Update Submit

May 25, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

painvirtual realitybreast biopsyenvironmental healthpatient comfortcomplementary therapiesNurse care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • The Connectedness to Nature Scale

    The Nature Connection Scale is used to verify the affective aspect of the person-environment relationship. It is composed of 14 items, which are answered in a scale of 5 points, ranging from 1 (I totally disagree) to 5 (I totally agree). The higher the score, the greater the individual's connection with nature.

    Immediately after the end of the biopsy procedure

  • Evaluation of Discomfort and well-being

    The questionnaire contains 6 questions that must be answered using the Likert Scale (from 1 to 5). 1. question: your perception of physical discomfort during the exam. 1 means lot of physical discomfort and 5 a lot of physical comfort. 2. question: what was your perception of psychological discomfort during the exam. 1 means lot of psychological discomfort and 5 a lot of psychological comfort. 3. question: how would you rate your sense of well-being during the examination.1 means total absence of well-being and 5 best well-being welfare. 4. question: how much anxiety you were in relation to the exam. 1 means extremely anxious and 5 nothing anxious. 5. question: how much anxiety you are in relation to the test result. 1 means extremely anxious and 5 nothing anxious. 6. question: Would you recommend this virtual reality intervention during exams that could generate some kind of discomfort? 1 means would definitely recommend and 5 would definitely not recommend

    Immediately after the end of the biopsy procedure

  • Visual Analogic Scale for Pain

    The numerical visual analog scale from zero to ten, zero being no pain and ten the worst pain ever felt in life

    Immediately after the end of the biopsy procedure

Study Arms (2)

Nature Virtual Reality Video

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

After signing the Informed Consent Form, the patient will receive a head-set dispositive to watch a nature virtual reality video during the whole procedure of breast biopsy. In the end of the procedure, the patient you will receive a Ipad (specific to the study and blocked for other functions) to respond a demographic questionnaire to characterize the sample and the likerts questionnaire to measure their pain, comfort, well-being, stress and anxiety during the procedure.

Behavioral: Nature virtual reality video

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

This control group will not receive an intervention.

Interventions

the patient will receive a head-set dispositive to watch a nature virtual reality video during the whole procedure of breast biopsy

Nature Virtual Reality Video

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Voluntary participation;
  • Signed in the Informed Consent Form;
  • Patients with clinical conditions and preserved communication function, in other words, lucid patients;
  • Patients in breast biopsy procedure.

You may not qualify if:

  • Blind patients;
  • Patients without the capacity for judgment, in other words, with dementia;
  • Patients who have their clinical condition changed during the breast biopsy. Patients with history of nauseas vertigo and labyrinthitis

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

São Paulo, 05652 900, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Leao ER, Dal Fabbro DR, Oliveira RB, Santos IR, Victor ED, Aquarone RL, Andrade CB, Ribeiro VF, Oliveira RC, Friedlander R, Ferreira DS. Stress, self-esteem and well-being among female health professionals: A randomized clinical trial on the impact of a self-care intervention mediated by the senses. PLoS One. 2017 Feb 27;12(2):e0172455. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172455. eCollection 2017.

    PMID: 28241070BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

PainMastodynia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Masking Details
This study has no masking
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2019

First Posted

March 15, 2019

Study Start

July 31, 2019

Primary Completion

August 27, 2021

Study Completion

April 23, 2022

Last Updated

May 31, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations