Pilot Testing a Virtual Reality Protocol for Improving Pain and Pain-Related Distress in Patients with Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer
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29 septembre 2022
- doi: 10.5064/F6NSP4U5
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Sarah A. Kelleher et al., « Pilot Testing a Virtual Reality Protocol for Improving Pain and Pain-Related Distress in Patients with Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer », QDR Main Collection, ID : 10.5064/F6NSP4U5
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Project Summary This study was done to test the feasibility, acceptability, safety, and impact of exposing patients to a single 30-minute virtual reality underwater/sea environment (called VR Blue) for reducing pain and pain-related symptoms in patients with advanced stage colorectal cancer. VR Blue is an immersive computer-generated environment featuring calming scenic graphics and relaxing nature music, which has been shown to increase tolerance for thermal pain stimuli in healthy participants in prior research. All participants were patients with stage IV colorectal cancer. The purpose of this VR Blue intervention was to reduce pain and pain-related symptoms such as tension and distress, and enhance patients’ abilities to cope with pain. We also wanted to better understand patients’ experiences, preferences, thoughts, and feelings about the virtual reality experience to optimize VR Blue for future study. Selection and Organization of Shared Data The data shared here are the de-identified transcripts of the qualitative exit interviews only. Documentation includes the informed consent script and a study summary document, which describes in greater detail the project’s objectives, participant demographics, methodology, measures, data elements, key abbreviations, subject flow, and study calendar.