Virtual Reality for Managing Cancer Pain
Digital Intervention for Symptom Management in Cancer and Opioid Sparing Using Virtual Reality (DISCOVR) Study
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Cancer
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 25 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for adults who have cancer and experience chronic pain. Participants will try a new virtual reality program aimed at helping with their pain and improving their quality of life.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
- I am at least 18 years old
- I have an active cancer diagnosis
- I have chronic cancer pain for at least 3 months
- My pain is moderate to severe
- I am prescribed opioids for my pain
You may not be able to join if
- I have a history of severe nausea or vomiting
- I have motion sickness or epilepsy
- I cannot use a VR headset due to my cranial structure
- I have severe pain from a non-cancer cause
- I am currently in another pain study
- I cannot complete surveys in English or Spanish
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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About This Trial
Patients living with cancer commonly have chronic pain due to the disease or to cancer treatments. Virtual reality, a new technology that immerses the user in pleasant, diverting, and exciting virtual environments, may lower chronic cancer pain to improve quality of life and complement need for pain medications like opioids. The investigators aim to learn from patients about the experience of canc…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* age ≥18 years old
* living with active cancer diagnosis (any solid tumor type)
* report chronic cancer pain (≥3 months) with baseline severity moderate-severe (i.e., self-report pain score (SRPS) ≥4/10, where 0=no pain, 10=worst pain)
* prescribed chronic opioid therapies (may…
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