iPad Use in Reducing Anxiety and Depression in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant
| Status: | Terminated |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety, Anxiety, Depression |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 10/4/2017 |
| Start Date: | March 2014 |
| End Date: | September 2014 |
Project BUCKiPAD: The Evaluation of an iPAD Distribution Program on Anxiety and Depression in Bone and Marrow Transplant Patients
This randomized clinical trial studies iPad use in reducing anxiety and depression in
patients undergoing bone marrow transplant. A tablet device like the iPad can provide access
to music, television, movies, books, and the Internet. It also contains a video conferencing
system that can allow patients to communicate with family members and other members of their
social support team. With these capabilities, an iPad distribution program may help lessen
patient anxiety and depression during a hospital stay. Monitoring iPad use by patients may
help doctors better understand how patients use their computers and tablets while in the
hospital so that the software and applications of the iPad can be made more useful.
patients undergoing bone marrow transplant. A tablet device like the iPad can provide access
to music, television, movies, books, and the Internet. It also contains a video conferencing
system that can allow patients to communicate with family members and other members of their
social support team. With these capabilities, an iPad distribution program may help lessen
patient anxiety and depression during a hospital stay. Monitoring iPad use by patients may
help doctors better understand how patients use their computers and tablets while in the
hospital so that the software and applications of the iPad can be made more useful.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To evaluate the effect access to an iPad has on anxiety as measured by the Hospital
Anxiety and Depression Scale.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine how computers and tablets are used by patients who have access to such devices.
OUTLINE: Participants are assigned to Group A or randomized to 1 of 2 groups (Groups B or C).
GROUP A (participants provide their own computer or tablet device): A member of the research
personnel helps the participants install Netflix, Spotify, and Skype applications on their
computers if they wish to do so. Participants will be given subscriptions to each application
and usernames for access on days -5 to 10.
GROUP B (Apple iPad): Participants receive an iPad for days -5 to 10. Participants also
receive the BuckiPad manual for instructions on how to use the iPad and Netflix, Skype, and
Spotify applications. Participants are also directed to the official Apple's iPad user's
manual on their device and have questions answered by research personnel on day -5.
GROUP C: Participants do not receive an iPad for days -5 to 10.
I. To evaluate the effect access to an iPad has on anxiety as measured by the Hospital
Anxiety and Depression Scale.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine how computers and tablets are used by patients who have access to such devices.
OUTLINE: Participants are assigned to Group A or randomized to 1 of 2 groups (Groups B or C).
GROUP A (participants provide their own computer or tablet device): A member of the research
personnel helps the participants install Netflix, Spotify, and Skype applications on their
computers if they wish to do so. Participants will be given subscriptions to each application
and usernames for access on days -5 to 10.
GROUP B (Apple iPad): Participants receive an iPad for days -5 to 10. Participants also
receive the BuckiPad manual for instructions on how to use the iPad and Netflix, Skype, and
Spotify applications. Participants are also directed to the official Apple's iPad user's
manual on their device and have questions answered by research personnel on day -5.
GROUP C: Participants do not receive an iPad for days -5 to 10.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients undergoing treatment in the bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit on the
3rd floor of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
- Patients receiving reduced intensity chemotherapy for an allogeneic stem cell
transplant
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who lack the visual or motor skills necessary to use a tablet device like the
Apple iPad
- Criteria for visual proficiency will be determined by asking the patient: do you
have trouble reading a newspaper even with your glasses or contacts (if you wear
them); if "yes", they will be excluded
- Criteria for motor skill proficiency will be determined by asking the patient: do
you have any trouble using a television remote control; if "yes", they will be
excluded
- Patients who do not speak English
We found this trial at
1
site
300 W 10th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(800) 293-5066
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center...
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