Cardiovascular Health Education Via Virtual Reality for Breast Cancer Survivors Receiving Anthracyclines or Trastuzumab - Phase 2
Virginia Commonwealth University
Summary
The main goal of this study is to test a virtual reality (VR) program, Survivors' Virtual Reality Survivorship Experience (SurviVRSE), designed to help Breast Cancer survivors (n=30) learn about heart health. The aims are to test the usability, feasibility, and acceptability o the intervention. Additionally, follow-up assessments will examine changes in women's cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction knowledge and heart healthy behaviors (e.g., physical activity).
Description
The long-term goal is to develop multilevel interventions and inform practice guidelines that mitigate the cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) burden in breast cancer survivors. The overall objective of this of this application is to develop and test a virtual reality (VR) intervention to educate breast survivors about their risk of developing CTRCD following treatment and about behavioral approaches to potentially mitigate risk. VR is emerging as an effective method for improving health-related knowledge, specifically in the context of CTRCD and cardiovascular risk factors, by…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female