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VR READY: a protocol for a non-randomised, single-arm, mixed methods, feasibility trial of a coproduced

Cheney J G Drew, Kim Smallman, Sarah Gill, Craig Greenstock, Katherine Cullen, Alys Irving, Paul Twose, Ceri Battle, Domonic White, Michelle Smalley and 1 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Cheney J G DrewCentre For Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK drewc5@cardiff.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4397-6252
Kim SmallmanCentre For Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Sarah GillRoyal Glamorgan Hospital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Abercynon, UK.
Craig GreenstockPPI Contributor, Llantrisant, UK.
Katherine CullenSwansea Centre for Health Economics, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
Alys IrvingCentre For Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Paul TwosePhysiotherapy Department, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-2903
Ceri BattlePhysiotherapy Department, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Port Talbot, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7503-1931
Domonic WhiteRescape Innovation Ltd, Cardiff, UK.
Michelle SmalleyRoyal Glamorgan Hospital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Abercynon, UK.
Ceri LynchRoyal Glamorgan Hospital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Abercynon, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPost-intensive care syndrome (PICS) describes a cluster of ongoing symptoms experienced by a large proportion of patients previously admitted to critical care. Despite a large rise in survival following critical care, interventions to support recovery and combat PICS are lacking. It has been suggested that the use of digital tools such as virtual reality (VR) may play a useful role in the development of recovery-supporting interventions. We engaged with people with lived experience of critical care admission to coproduce a VR intervention ( METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a single-arm, single-site, non-randomised feasibility trial of VR READY. Up to 25 participants recently admitted to critical care will be recruited to use the VR READY intervention for at least 5 min per day for a period of 14 days. Participants must have capacity to consent and be free from ongoing delirium in order to participate. Outcomes relating to sleep and well-being will be measured at baseline and at day 14 after intervention delivery. The primary outcome is feasibility, which will be assessed according to prespecified criteria. Participants will complete a qualitative interview to assess acceptability of the intervention, trial design and outcomes approximately 1 month after completing the intervention period. No formal statistical analysis of outcomes will be conducted, but these will be summarised descriptively. Interviews will be subjected to reflexive thematic analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study received a favourable ethical opinion by North-East York Research Ethics Committee (Ref 23/NE/0113) in June 2024. Study results will be disseminated through the peer review literature, ISRCTN registry and directly to participants, which will be facilitated by the study public and patient involvement steering group. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN88854487.

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Critical CareVirtual RealityFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleAdult intensive & critical careCommunity ParticipationFeasibility StudiesVirtual Reality

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PMID40803727
PMCPMC12352231

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