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Effects of Virtual Reality on Pain, Fear and Anxiety During Blood Draw in Children Aged 5-12 Years Old

NCT04040036 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2019-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Virtual Reality (VR) has firmly stood amongst other technological devices and can easily be adapted to clinical procedures due to its low cost. It can be easily used particularly in pediatric care units because it appeals to various age groups and can be adapted to mobile phones. Virtual Reality (VR) can be used during painful procedures in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different VR methods on procedure-related pain, fear and anxiety of children aged 5-12 years old during blood draw. This randomized controlled study used parallel trial design.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Anxiety State
  • Fear
  • Child, Only

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Children watch applications by wearing the virtual headset during the blood draw.

wearing the virtual headset

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dokuz Eylul University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gülçin Özalp Gerçeker · Dokuz Eylul University Nursing Faculty Pediatric Nursing Department

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-01
Primary Completion
2017-11-30
Completion
2017-12-04

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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