Exploring assessment of balance using virtual reality in patients at risk of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common dose-limiting toxicity for people treated for cancer. Impaired balance and falls are functional consequences of CIPN. Virtual reality (VR) technology may be able to assess balance and identify patients at risk of falls.

Aims

To assess the impact of potentially neurotoxic chemotherapy on balance using VR, and explore associations between VR balance assessment, falls and CIPN.

Methods

This prospective, repeated measures longitudinal study was conducted at two Australian cancer centres. Eligible participants were commencing adjuvant chemotherapy containing a taxane for breast cancer, or oxaliplatin for colorectal cancer (CRC), per institutional guidelines. Balance assessments using VR were conducted

SUBMITTER: Teng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946840 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature