AR Health Education Video for Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients

NCT07604389 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: TTMHH-R1140011113090
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Breast cancer surgery patients may experience anxiety and depression before and after surgery. Health education can help patients understand the surgical process and postoperative care, but traditional education may not always be easy to understand. This study evaluates whether augmented reality (AR) health education videos can help reduce anxiety and depression in postoperative breast cancer patients. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group receives routine health education plus AR health education videos, and the other group receives routine health education only. The study compares changes in anxiety, depression, and selected physiological indicators between the two groups before and after surgery.

Conditions

Breast Cancer; Anxiety; Depression

Keywords

Augmented Reality; Breast Cancer Surgery; Perioperative Health Education; Nursing Education; Postoperative Anxiety; Postoperative Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• State Anxiety

  State anxiety is measured using the Chinese version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State Anxiety Scale (STAI-S). The STAI-S includes 20 items rated on a 4-point Likert scale, with total scores ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores indicate higher levels of state anxiety. Scores of 20 to 39 indicate mild anxiety, 40 to 59 indicate moderate anxiety, and 60 to 80 indicate severe anxiety.

  Baseline, postoperative day 1, and postoperative day 2

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Depression

  Baseline, postoperative day 1, and postoperative day 2

• Physiological Indicators

  Baseline, postoperative day 1, and postoperative day 2

Study Arms (2)

AR Health Education Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive routine perioperative health education in addition to augmented reality (AR) health education videos related to breast cancer surgery and postoperative care.

Behavioral: Augmented Reality Health Education Video

Routine Health Education Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Routine perioperative health education provided according to standard clinical nursing care procedures.

Behavioral: Routine Health Education

Interventions

Augmented Reality Health Education Video BEHAVIORAL

An augmented reality (AR)-based health education video designed to provide perioperative education, postoperative recovery guidance, daily activity adjustment, and self-care information for breast cancer surgery patients.

AR Health Education Group

Routine Health Education BEHAVIORAL

Routine perioperative health education provided according to standard clinical nursing care procedures.

Routine Health Education Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Female patients aged 18 years or older with breast cancer.
• Breast cancer confirmed by pathological examination.
• Conscious and able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
• No visual or hearing impairment.
• Willing to participate in this study and provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with brain metastasis, dementia, or cognitive impairment.
• Patients currently taking antidepressants, anxiolytics, or other psychiatric medications.
• Patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders.
• Patients with a history of hypertension.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tungs' Taichung Metroharbour Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital

Taichung, Taichung City, 435, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms; Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The outcome assessor responsible for collecting the preoperative and postoperative questionnaires is blinded to group allocation.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants are randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving routine health education plus augmented reality (AR) health education videos or a control group receiving routine health education alone.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 17, 2026
• First Posted: May 22, 2026
• Study Start: June 17, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Last Updated: May 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

TW (1)