Investigating the effects of a virtual reality‐based stress management programme on inpatients with mental disorders: A pilot randomised controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Lin Emily Tan ◽  
Cecilia Mui Lee Chng ◽  
Ying Lau ◽  
Piyanee Klainin‐Yobas
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals Feasibility and safety of an immersive virtual reality-based vestibular rehabilitation programme in people with multiple sclerosis experiencing vestibular impairment: a protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. e051478
Author(s):  
Cristina García-Muñoz ◽  
María Jesús Casuso-Holgado ◽  
Juan Carlos Hernández-Rodríguez ◽  
Elena Pinero-Pinto ◽  
Rocío Palomo-Carrión ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Vestibular Rehabilitation ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality ◽  
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Rehabilitation Intervention ◽  
Randomised Controlled

IntroductionVestibular system damage in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) may have a central and/or peripheral origin. Subsequent vestibular impairments may contribute to dizziness, balance disorders and fatigue in this population. Vestibular rehabilitation targeting vestibular impairments may improve these symptoms. Furthermore, as a successful tool in neurological rehabilitation, immersive virtual reality (VRi) could also be implemented within a vestibular rehabilitation intervention.Methods and analysisThis protocol describes a parallel-arm, pilot randomised controlled trial, with blinded assessments, in 30 patients with MS with vestibular impairment (Dizziness Handicap Inventory ≥16). The experimental group will receive a VRi vestibular rehabilitation intervention based on the conventional Cawthorne-Cooksey protocol; the control group will perform the conventional protocol. The duration of the intervention in both groups will be 7 weeks (20 sessions, 3 sessions/week). The primary outcomes are the feasibility and safety of the vestibular VRi intervention in patients with MS. Secondary outcome measures are dizziness symptoms, balance performance, fatigue and quality of life. Quantitative assessment will be carried out at baseline (T0), immediately after intervention (T1), and after a follow-up period of 3 and 6 months (T2 and T3). Additionally, in order to further examine the feasibility of the intervention, a qualitative assessment will be performed at T1.Ethics and disseminationThe study was approved by the Andalusian Review Board and Ethics Committee, Virgen Macarena-Virgen del Rocio Hospitals (ID 2148-N-19, 25 March 2020). Informed consent will be collected from participants who wish to participate in the research. The results of this research will be disseminated by publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.Trial registration numberNCT04497025.

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