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Effect of Augmented Reality Books on Cortisol Levels in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients

NCT03537859 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2019-05-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hospitalization is a stressful event that might impact in a patient's recovery. Children are more susceptible to suffer acute stress as a result of a hospital stay. Stress is often quantized using cortisol levels, a substance which increases following stressful stimuli. Since stress management is important in a patient's recovery, different therapies are used and have been evaluated and proven effective to diminish cortisol levels such as play interventions and clown therapy. Nevertheless, they rely on volunteers or trained staff to perform them. Nowadays, technology such as augmented reality allow us to provide therapy without the need of volunteers. This project aims to test if augmented reality technology is effective in lowering salivary cortisol levels in hospitalized children.

Conditions

  • Hospitalized Child

Interventions

OTHER

Augmented Reality

Augmented reality children books. The books will have special markers. The device's camera will read the marker and show 2d and 3D animations with the book's theme.

OTHER

Non Augmented Reality

Augmented reality book without electronic device. Since no electronic device will be provided, the children will not be able to see any augmented reality features of the book, making it a conventional children's book.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dulce E. Alarcón-Yaquetto, BSc · Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

  • Cesar P Cárcamo, MD PhD · Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-05
Primary Completion
2019-01-18
Completion
2019-01-18

Countries

  • Peru

Study Locations

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