Patient Experience and Acceptance of Horizontal Rotation
Patients will complete validated psychometric questionnaires to quantify their experience of being rotated at different speeds using the Nano-X patient rotation system.
Study details:
Study participants will be asked to attend the clinic on two separate occasions. Each session will last less than one hour. Patients will be asked to complete validated psychometric surveys assessing 1) their level of claustrophobia, 2) their level of anxiety and 3) their (baseline) motion sickness, before and after each session.
They will then be rotated 3-4 times on the Nano-X patient rotation system, at varying speeds ranging from 6°/sec to 45°/sec. Each rotation will be designed to simulate a typical radiotherapy treatment; that is 9 angles, pausing for around 30 seconds at each angle. Straight after each rotation, patients will again complete the questionnaire assessing their anxiety levels and motion sickness.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion criteria
- A diagnosis of cancer, any stage
- ≥18 years of age
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status 0-2
- Currently or previously being treated with radiotherapy
- Any prior therapy allowed
- Willing and able to comply with all study requirements
- Must be able to read and complete questionnaires in English
- Signed, written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Pregnant women
- Mentally impaired patients or patients for whom attaining informed consent would be difficult (including language barriers)
- Severe vertigo or recent diagnosis of Benign Paroxysmal Positioning Vertigo
Eligibility
Age eligible for study : NA
Healthy volunteers accepted : No
Gender eligible for study: ALL
Things to know
Study dates
Study start:
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Study type
BASIC_SCIENCE
Phase
- NA
Study ID
NCT02995603
Intervention or treatment
DEVICE: Nano-X patient rotation
Conditions
- Cancer
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Research sites nearby
Closest Location:
Prince of Wales Hospital
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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Who is running the clinical trial?
University of Sydney
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
|---|---|
EXPERIMENTAL: Patient rotation
| Device: Nano-X patient rotation |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in level of patient anxiety following rotation in the Nano-X Patient Rotation System | Comparison of mean scores of Short Form State/Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Questionnaire outcomes before and after being rotated in the Nano-X Patient Rotation System | 1 hour |
| Change in level of patient motion sickness following rotation in the Nano-X Patient Rotation System | Comparison of mean scores of Fast Motion Sickness Test (FMS) Questionnaire outcomes before and after being rotated in the Nano-X Patient Rotation | 1 hour |
| Correlation between claustrophobia and the change in anxiety and motion sickness of patients following rotation in the Nano-X Patient Rotation System | Correlation between Claustrophobia Questionnaire (CLQ) scores prior to study participation on the anxiety and motion sickness results measured in Outcome 1 and Outcome 2 | 1 year |
Secondary Outcome
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