Does Virtual Reality Improve Symptom Burden in Dialysis Patients?
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDavid Blum
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the use of virtual reality therapy in dialysis patients. The main question it aims to answer is: Does virtual reality improve symptom burden in dialysis patients and improve their mental wellbeing? Over a period of one month, one virtual reality therapy session of 30 minutes will be performed during each regular hemodialysis session. Since we will conduct a monocentric, crossover randomized controlled trial, the participants act as their own control group.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Older than 18 years;
in treatment with thrice-weekly hemodialysis sessions;
regular hemodialysis duration of three to five hours
having no visual impairment
Disqualifiers
diagnosis of epilepsy
current pregnancy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- virtual reality therapy
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
1University Hospital Zurich8091, ZurichCanton of Zurich, Switzerland
Sponsors and collaborators
David Blum
Lead sponsor
University of Zurich
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov