Virtual Reality-Based Transitional Care for ICU Survivors
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20+
SponsorMackay Memorial Hospital
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 20 years or older
Adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
Planned transfer from ICU to the general ward
Able to communicate and provide informed consent or have a legal representative provide consent
Disqualifiers
Severe cognitive impairment or delirium preventing participation
Severe visual or hearing impairment interfering with VR use
Hemodynamic instability requiring immediate life-saving intervention
Isolation precautions prohibiting device use
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Virtual Reality-Based Transitional Care
Treatment groups
150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov