Title {1}	Effect of intensive care unit-specific virtual reality (ICU-VR) to improve psychological distress and quality of life in COVID-19 ICU survivors: study protocol for a multicentre, randomized controlled trial.
Trial registration {2a and 2b}.	Registry: www.trialregister.nl Identifier: NL8835 (http://www.trialregister.nl/trial/8835) Date registered: August 14, 2020
Protocol version {3}	Version 4.0, July 2020
Funding {4}	Sitchting Theia (foundation): Subsidy to develop the COVID-19 ICU-VR intervention. Stichting SGS (foundation): Subsidy to develop the COVID-19 ICU-VR intervention. BeterKeten (foundation): Subsidy for the PhD-trajectory of Johan H. Vlake
Author details {5a}	1. Johan H. Vlake, BSc J.Vlake@erasmusmc.nl Department of Intensive Care Erasmus Medical Centre Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands Department of Intensive Care, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland Kleiweg 500, 3045 PM Rotterdam, the Netherlands 2. Jasper van Bommel, MD, PhD J.VanBommel@erasmusmc.nl Department of Intensive Care Erasmus Medical Centre Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands 3. Evert-Jan Wils, MD, PhD E.Wils@franciscus.nl Department of Intensive Care Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland Kleiweg 500, 3045 PM Rotterdam, the Netherlands 4. Tim I.M. Korevaar, MD, PhD T.Korevaar@erasmusmc.nl Department of Internal Medicine Academic Centre for Thyroid Diseases Erasmus Medical Centre Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands 5. Merel E. Hellemons, MD, PhD M.Hellemons@erasmusmc.nl Department of Pulmonology Erasmus Medical Centre Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands 6. Anna F.C. Schut, MD, PhD A.Schut@ikazia.nl Department of Intensive Care Ikazia Hospital Montessoriweg 1, 3083 AN Rotterdam, the Netherlands 7. Joost A.M. Labout, MD, PhD LaboutJ@maasstadziekenhuis.nl Department of Intensive Care Maasstad Hospital Maasstadweg 21, 3079 DZ Rotterdam, the Netherlands 8. Lois L.H. Schreuder, BSc L.L.H.Schreuder@erasmusmc.nl Department of Intensive Care Erasmus Medical Centre Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands 9. Diederik Gommers, MD, PhD D.Gommers@erasmusmc.nl Department of Intensive Care Erasmus Medical Centre Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands 10. Michel E. Van Genderen, MD, PhD M.VanGenderen@erasmusmc.nl Department of Intensive Care Erasmus Medical Centre Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Name and contact information for the trial sponsor {5b}	Erasmus Medical Centre Doctor Molewaterplein 40 3015 GD Rotterdam The Netherlands
Role of sponsor {5c}	Neither the sponsor, nor the funding sources, had any role in the study design; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of data; writing the manuscript of the protocol, or the decision to submit the protocol for publication. They will not have any authority over any of these activities.