Virtual reality program to reduce stomach-cancer pain
Part of Cancer, Digestive system, Hormones & metabolism, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether virtual reality (VR) can improve pain and other day-to-day symptoms in people with certain gastrointestinal cancers. You’d use VR for pain relief while researchers measure how you’re feeling.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a GI (digestive) tract or nearby cancer (bile duct, colon, liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, rectum, peritoneum) and won’t have surgery to remove the tumor during the study
- Your cancer-related pain is significant—your GI pain score must be at least 5 points higher than the usual average (PROMIS GI Pain Scale)
- You can read and write English
- You must be able to safely use a VR headset (no seizure history or other issues that make VR unsafe; you also need enough vision and ability to wear it)
- You should not have brain metastases (cancer in the brain) and your expected life expectancy is at least 3 months
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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