Effects of Virtual Museum Visit on Pain, Fatigue, and Anxiety in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

NCT ID: NCT06844695

Last Updated: 2026-01-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 64 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-12-12
• Study Completion Date: 2025-05-30

Brief Summary

Symptom management is the most important aspect of clinical cancer care. Virtual reality-based interventions can be used to improve cancer patients' experiences with medical treatment, with their distraction-based effects. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of virtual museum visits with virtual reality glasses on pain, fatigue, and anxiety in patients receiving chemotherapy. The study included a museum visit with virtual reality glasses during the procedure in addition to routine treatments for patients in the intervention group. Patients in the control group were given only their routine treatments. Data will be collected using the Personal Information Form (PIF), Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Beck Anxiety Scale (BAÖ). In the first interview, the patient was also presented with virtual museum options and the museums he/she wanted to visit were listed. In addition, the patients in the Intervention Group were shown virtual museums with 53 different themes on the website prepared by the General Directorate of Information Technologies of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which is located on the website ''https://sanalmuze.gov.tr'' belonging to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the museums they wanted to visit in each session according to their preferences were listed. In the meantime, the Intervention Group was explained how to use the virtual glasses and they will be tested. One week after the first test, the patients in the Intervention Group will visit a virtual museum on the theme preferred by the patients using virtual glasses for an average of 20 minutes for a total of five consecutive weeks. In the fifth virtual tour session, which is the third and last application session, measurements (Visual Analog Scale, Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale and Beck Anxiety Scale) will be administered. The control group will not receive any intervention other than routine treatment.The museum visit applied to the Intervention Group will also be applied to the control group after the study is completed, taking into account the ethical dimension.

Conditions

Chemotherapy Effect; Pain Cancer; Fatigue; Anxiety

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Experimental: Art Therapy Intervention Group

The Intervention Group is informed about how to use the virtual glasses and is tested. One week after the first test, the patients in the Intervention Group visit a virtual museum on the theme of the patients' choice for an average of 20 minutes using virtual glasses for a total of five consecutive weeks. In the fifth virtual tour session, which is the third and final application session, measurements (Visual Analog Scale, Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale and Beck Anxiety Scale) are made in both groups.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Art Therapy (Virtual Museum Visit)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Virtual Reality (VR) is a technology that creates simulated settings in which users can interact and experience as if they were physically there.Virtual Reality typically involves the use of a headset or glasses that display the virtual environment, as well as other input devices such as controllers or gloves that allow users to interact with the virtual world

No Intervention: Control Group

No virtual museum visit was applied to the control group. Scales were applied to individuals. For the control group, evaluations were made with scales three times in total.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Art Therapy (Virtual Museum Visit)

Virtual Reality (VR) is a technology that creates simulated settings in which users can interact and experience as if they were physically there.Virtual Reality typically involves the use of a headset or glasses that display the virtual environment, as well as other input devices such as controllers or gloves that allow users to interact with the virtual world

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Having not visited a virtual museum with VR glasses before,
• Having no difficulty in communicating,
• Having no mental problems, being 18 years of age or older,
• Agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Having Stage IV cancer
• Having difficulty seeing and communicating.
• Being under the age of 18
• The desire to withdraw from the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Cumhuriyet University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mukadder Mollaoğlu

Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Mukadder

Mollaoğlu, Sivas, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 3204199 (View on PubMed)

Hirai K, Kanda K, Takagai J, Hosokawa M. Development of the Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale: Testing its reliability and validity. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Aug;19(4):427-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.12.004. Epub 2015 Feb 2.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 25656217 (View on PubMed)

Price DD, McGrath PA, Rafii A, Buckingham B. The validation of visual analogue scales as ratio scale measures for chronic and experimental pain. Pain. 1983 Sep;17(1):45-56. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(83)90126-4.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 6226917 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

SCUniv

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id