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Virtual Reality Intervention in Cancer Genetics

NCT01310829 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2016-05-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate a virtual reality-based intervention for training health care providers who are not genetics specialists to effectively communicate with and counsel patients regarding cancer genetics.

Conditions

  • Cancer
  • Prevention Harmful Effects

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaires

Questionnaires completed before and after viewing virtual reality scenes, taking about 30 minutes to complete.

BEHAVIORAL

Physiological Measurements

Small sensors applied to skin will measure heart rate and sweat amounts while participants view a virtual reality scene.

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality Scene Viewing

Prototype virtual reality application that demonstrates a provider-patient communication scenario commonly encountered in genetic counseling for hereditary cancers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan Peterson, PHD, MPH · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

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