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Meditation With Virtual Reality for Cancer Pain Relief in the Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Service

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 75 YearsAllEmily Santos Montarroyos
NCT06328751 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Cancer is a disabling, challenging and growing global disease. Although early diagnosis and adequate treatment of oncological disease have been developing rapidly, a large part of the population remains without access to specialized services and routinely evolve to symptoms and sequelae with uncontrolled pain, worse quality of life and suffering. Complementary therapies to control pain and improve the well-being of cancer patients are fundamental tools of integrative oncology medicine. This study proposes to use immersive virtual reality to encourage cancer patients to carry out the regular practice of meditation, as an effective tool in pain management and in the search for a better quality of life, based on a structured intervention that encourages autonomy as important part of your treatment. Two studies will be carried out at the Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Service of the Amazon

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Be followed up at the Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Service (STDCP) to control symptoms resulting from any type of cancer at any stage; * Have a diagnosis of chronic pain, recorded in the medical records. * Be between 18 and 75 years old on the date of the first collection; * Be able to understand Portuguese (read and write); * Have normal vision and hearing; * Have a cell phone with an Android system; * Be able to make head movements and have sufficient motor control to make body movements; * Agree to take part in the study and sign the Informed Consent Form (ICF). Exclusion Criteria: * Indigenous patients (due to cultural and linguistic peculiarities and special legislation); * Patients with records of serious psychiatric illnesses (DSM-5 - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - schizophrenia, schizotypal disorders, delusional disorders, borderline and dementias); * Impairment of the ability to understand or communicate based on the researcher's assessment; * Report of discomfort with the use of Immersive Virtual Reality; * Progression of the disease with limitation in maintaining the proposed regular outpatient visits; * Patients with brain tumors, brain metastases or a previous history of seizures.
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What it tests

  • Case group
  • Active control group
  • Passive control group
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Where

1 site
Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia do Estado do Amazonas - FCECON
Manaus, Brazil
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