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Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care for Comfort Before and After Sedation in the Emergency Department

NCT03692390 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2018-10-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Children often need procedural sedation in the emergency department during painful procedures (such as reducing fractures).

Virtual Reality (VR) is an immersive experience using sight, sound, and position sense. Using VR may enhance distraction during the painful procedure and may reduce attention to pain. VR may also reduce anxiety during sedation induction by reducing providing an alternative stimulus.

This study will randomize children (6 - 16 years old) to receive Virtual Reality or standard of care while undergoing procedural sedation. Investigators will measure heart rate, blood pressure, satisfaction (child, parent, provider), amount of sedatives used and compare between the two groups.

Conditions

  • Procedural Sedation

Interventions

DEVICE

Virtual Reality

Participants wear a Virtual Reality headset that consists of a ASUS phone and a VOX+ Z3 3D Virtual Reality Headset. The phone runs the VR Roller Coaster app to produce the virtual environment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ran Goldman, MD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-21
Primary Completion
2019-09-21
Completion
2019-09-21

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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