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Virtual Reality-Based Transitional Care for ICU Survivors

NCT07482722 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2026-03-19

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual reality (VR)-based transitional care program for adult survivors of intensive care unit (ICU) care. ICU survivors frequently experience relocation stress, anxiety, pain, and physiological instability after transfer from the ICU to general wards, which may increase the risk of unplanned ICU readmission.

Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either standard transitional care or additional VR-based intervention sessions during their ICU stay. The VR intervention is designed to provide psychological support, environmental orientation, and stress reduction.

Primary outcomes include short-term physiological indicators within 48 hours after ICU transfer. Secondary outcomes include pain, relocation stress, and unplanned ICU readmission within 7 days.

Conditions

  • Critical Illness
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Intensive Care Units

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality-Based Transitional Care

Participants assigned to this arm will receive three structured virtual reality (VR) sessions during their ICU stay in addition to standard transitional care. Each VR session is designed to provide environmental orientation, psychological support, and stress reduction through immersive audiovisual content. The intervention aims to improve short-term physiological stability and reduce relocation stress following ICU transfer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mackay Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Te-Yu Wu, PhD · MacKay Medical University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-09
Primary Completion
2027-02-28
Completion
2027-02-28

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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