Immersive Multimedia as an Adjunctive Measure for Pain Control in Cancer Patients

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

110

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2017

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2022

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2022

Conditions
Chronic PainCancer
Interventions
DEVICE

Virtual Reality Headset

"The following VR experiences will be used:~Virtual Meditative Walk: http://painstudieslab.com/projects/virtual-meditative-walk/ Wildflowers: https://appadvice.com/app/wildflowers-mindfulness/988835763 Obduction: http://obduction.com/ Carpe Lucem: http://store.steampowered.com/app/433700/Carpe\_Lucem\_\_Seize\_The\_Light\_VR/"

OTHER

2D PC

"The control group will be exposed to 2D equivalent versions of the same multimedia experiences but on their PC screen (without the VR headset use). These will be functionally similar to the VR experiences. These will include:~Virtual Meditative Walk: http://painstudieslab.com/projects/virtual-meditative-walk/ Wildflowers: https://appadvice.com/app/wildflowers-mindfulness/988835763 Obduction: http://obduction.com/ The Witness: http://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/"

Trial Locations (3)

V3T 0A3

Simon Fraser University - School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Surrey

V6T 2B5

University of British Columbia - School of Nursing, Vancouver

Unknown

BC Cancer, Vancouver

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

Simon Fraser University

OTHER

collaborator

Fraser Health

OTHER

lead

University of British Columbia

OTHER