Use of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Stimulation Programme for Breast Cancer Patients Wishing to Restart or Maintain a Professional Activity

NCT06267014 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2023-A02163-42
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 23
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study concerns patients who have been treated for breast cancer, have cognitive problems and are planning to return to work or are currently working and wish to begin cognitive rehabilitation. Patients will follow the Virtual Reality program developed for the study, during the cognitive rehabilitation usually proposed in the establishment, at the rate of a weekly session of 10-15 minute for 6 weeks.

Conditions

Breast Cancer; Cancer-related Cognitive Difficulties

Keywords

virtual reality; cognitive rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Proportion of patients adhering to the Virtual Reality program

  Adherence is defined as the completion of at least 5 of the 6 sessions planned.

  At 6 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Virtual Reality sessions

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Virtual Reality sessions

Interventions

Virtual Reality sessions BEHAVIORAL

One session during 10-15 minutes per week for 6 weeks.

Virtual Reality sessions

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients \>18 years of age
• Patient with breast cancer for whom adjuvant chemotherapy has been administered; maintenance treatments (e.g. Trastuzumab, hormone therapy) are eligible,
• Maximum 2 years after completion of adjuvant treatment,
• Patients planning to return to work or who have returned to work in the past year,
• Signature of informed consent prior to any specific procedure relating to the study,
• Patient affiliated to a social security system.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients suffering from illnesses or conditions that impair their ability to understand, follow and/or comply with study procedures,
• Patients with personality disorders and/or psychiatric pathology,
• Patients deprived of their liberty or placed under the authority of a guardian,
• Pregnant women

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Francois Baclesse: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centre François Baclesse

Caen, France

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Vieira Jales I, Hummel E, Clarisse B, Gouranton V, Cogne M, Lecuyer A, Leconte A, Lequesne J, Ahmed-Lecheheb D, Morel A, Fernette M, Joly F, Lange M. Virtual reality-based cognitive rehabilitation programme to support employment in patients with breast cancer: protocol for the Cog-RV pilot study. BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 15;15(12):e112196. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112196.

  PMID: 41401994 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Patients will follow the Virtual Reality program developed for the study, during the cognitive rehabilitation sessions

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 9, 2024
• First Posted: February 20, 2024
• Study Start: May 23, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 6, 2026
• Study Completion: February 6, 2026
• Last Updated: February 10, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)