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Virtual Reality for Children's Blood Sampling

NCT04472507 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2022-10-13

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Summary

Virtual Reality (VR) is technology that simulates an immersive 3 dimensional environment for the user and is often used for immersive gaming experiences. The investigators will use VR in children who undergo painful procedures such as blood sampling and cannulation to investigate if VR reduces pain. The study will be carried out in 32 children admitted to the Royal Manchester Children in the UK and will assess feasbility of use VR, child and parent reported pain and therefore generate pilot data. This data will be used to design larger randomised control studies.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Fear
  • Child, Only

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Manchester

    collaborator OTHER

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Indraneel Banerjee · Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-03
Primary Completion
2022-01-16
Completion
2022-01-16

Countries

  • United Kingdom

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