Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention

NCT05637736 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: NUCM22_0708
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 81
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Some recent studies demonstrated caregivers may experience negative emotions such as anxiety and sadness, which may also affect normal treatment during the epidemic. As the pandemic continues, mental health support, encouragement , and a sense of purpose are needed to support healthcare workers.

Conditions

Nurse's Role; COVID-19 Pandemic; Mental Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21)

  The questionnaire of the Chinese version of DASS-21 has a total of 21 items and measures three negative emotional experiences of depression, anxiety and stress

  up to 8 weeks

• The impact of COVID-19

  There is a separate questions. "Has COVID-19 affected your mood at work?"(0\~10)

  up to 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR

mindfulness-based therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction

Interventions

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic VR+MBT was provided using a head-mounted display which designed to enclose eyes and block external stimuli almost entirely. Patients can see immersive natural scenes through VR devices and hear stereo sounds through headphones. We uploaded a programme, which was designed to induce recordings of guided meditations (The same as the MBT), musics for meditation and consists of meditation-videos of 40 minutes. We will guide patients to choose their favorite meditation videos, such as forest, seaside, lake, snow mountain, field and so on.

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction BEHAVIORAL

39 participates randomized and allocated to this group. MBT was conducted as an 8-week group intervention. Sessions typically began with formal mindfulness meditations that include breathing exercises, prolonged expiratory relaxation, body scan, and meditation. MBT was delivered by the first author, who has specialized training in mindfulness meditation.

mindfulness-based therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Registered nurses (RN) who work in target departments were included. The target departments mainly included internal medicine, surgical, emergency department, where nurses had direct mutual engagement with patients.

You may not qualify if:

• Nurses who have not been involved in the COVID-19 volunteer service.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: lead

Study Sites (1)

Wu Ye

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19; Stress, Psychological

Interventions

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mindfulness; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 24, 2022
• First Posted: December 5, 2022
• Study Start: March 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2022
• Study Completion: December 30, 2022
• Last Updated: December 5, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Locations

CN (1)