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Paediatric Peri-operative Anxiety: Does the Little Journey App Help?

NCT03797716 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 596

Last updated 2024-12-24

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Summary

To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a virtual reality psychological preparation app at reducing peri-operative anxiety and its associated sequelae in children aged 3-12 years old undergoing ambulatory surgery compared to standard care.

Conditions

  • Anxiety Acute
  • Anxiety Fear
  • Peri-operative
  • Psychological Distress
  • Surgery
  • Children, Only

Interventions

DEVICE

Little Journey app

The Little Journey app allows children to explore 360-degree hospital environments familiarising and desensitising them to areas and staff they'll see on the day of surgery. Children can "visit" the day case ward, anaesthetic and recovery rooms where their operation will occur -all while feeling safe in their own home. As the child explores the three areas, they are introduced to animated characters of staff who explain what will happen, the equipment that will be used and how they might feel. Using head tracking technology, the child triggers the animated characters by looking at them; meaning they control the pace of learning and speed at which they progress. The preparatory tool follows a pre-set story-line reflecting what happens from admission to discharge on the day of surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University College, London

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ramani S Moonesinghe, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA, FFICM, MD · University College, London

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-09
Primary Completion
2024-03-31
Completion
2024-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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