NCT07598851Completed
Virtual Reality Education for Radiation Therapy Patients
Virtual Reality Patient Education Before Radiation Therapy: Effects on Knowledge, Anxiety, and Depression in First-Time Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Radiation therapy is an important treatment for cancer, but patients receiving radiation therapy for the first time may experience anxiety because they are unfamiliar with the treatment process, equipment, and possible side effects. This study evaluated whether a 360-degree virtual reality patient education program could improve radiation therapy knowledge and reduce anxiety and depression among first-time radiation therapy patients. Participants received either virtual reality education or conventional nurse-led education. Knowledge, anxiety, and depression were assessed before and after the educational intervention.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 84 (actual)
- First submitted
- 11 May 2026
- Start date
- 6 Nov 2024
- Primary completion date
- 5 Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Asia University
- Diseases
- Childhood cancers
- NCT number
- NCT07598851
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 84
- From 6 Nov 2024 to the primary completion date, 5 Aug 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Visual or hearing impairment that prevented comprehension of educational information
- Abnormal skin conditions of the head or face that caused difficulty with equipment use
- Head and neck cancer
Other
- Inability to tolerate VR equipment
Who the study is looking for
- Participants aged 20 years or older
- Patients with cancer who received radiation therapy for the first time
- Received radiation therapy for treatment sites located below the head and neck, without restriction regarding cancer stage
Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jen-Ai Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taichung | Taiwan | Unknown status |
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