Virtual Reality Stimulation to Enhance Cognitive Function of Intensive Care Unit Patients

NCT ID: NCT03025373

Last Updated: 2019-05-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 67 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-02-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-04-01

Brief Summary

An observational study will be conducted in the ICU (Intensive care unit) including patients with heart surgery (< 5 days) and prolonged ICU stay (> 5 days). Patients will receive 5 min Virtual reality stimulation per day. A modified version of the Oculus Rift VR glasses (Facebook inc., USA) with stereoscopic vision and stereo sound will be used to present the virtual world to patients. An integrated eye tracker will measure oculomotor responses that will be synchronized with the physiological data recording. All participants will undergo neuropsychological testing after ICU stay, and after a three-months follow-up. Quality of life prior to the ICU stay will be enquired from relatives. Main outcome variable is the explorative behaviour (attention). Secondary outcomes are the quality of life and cognitive functioning.

Conditions

Cognitive Impairment, Mild; Quality of Life

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Patients - prolonged ICU stay (> 5 days)

Controlled visual and acoustic stimulation in a virtual reality setting

Visuo-acoustic stimulation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Controlled visual and acoustic stimulation in a virtual reality setting

Heart surgery patients (< 5 days)

Controlled visual and acoustic stimulation in a virtual reality setting

Visuo-acoustic stimulation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Controlled visual and acoustic stimulation in a virtual reality setting

Interventions

Visuo-acoustic stimulation

Controlled visual and acoustic stimulation in a virtual reality setting

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age > =18
• Speak German or French
• Are able to participate the follow up measurements
• Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Visual impairments
• Cognitive impairments
• Cognitive impairments
• Craniocerebral injury before admitting the ICU
• Already admitted the intensive care unit (last year) or at reentry
• Psychotic disorders

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Bern

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Marie- Madlen Jeitziner, Dr.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University hospital of Bern

Locations

Universitätsklinik für Intensivmedizin, Inselspital

Bern, , Switzerland

Countries

Switzerland

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Other Identifiers

2016-01652

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id