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THE EFFECT OF VIRTUAL REALITY ON CHILDREN'S ANXIETY, FEAR, AND PAIN LEVELS BEFORE CIRCUMCISION IN TURKEY

NCT04778683 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2021-03-03

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Summary

Background: Circumcision is one of the most common surgical interventions in boys, and boys undergoing this procedure experience anxiety and fear during the preoperative period. In addition, postoperative pain in children is reported to be associated with anxiety and fear.

Aim: This study aimed to examine the effects of using a virtual reality (VR) application before circumcision on the pre- and postoperative anxiety and fear levels and postoperative pain symptoms in children.

Material and Methods: This randomized controlled experimental study included 5-to 10-year-old boys referred to a pediatric hospital for circumcision between June and September 2019. Randomization was performed using the randomized block design, and the subjects were divided into control (n = 38) and experimental (n = 40) groups. The data were collected using a participant information form, the children's fear scale (CFS), the children's anxiety meter scale (CAM-S), and the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale; data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 package program. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics; the chi-square test was used to assess the sociodemographic data, the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare two independent groups, the Wilcoxon T-test was used to compare intra-group preoperative and postoperative values, and the Spearman Correlation test was used to examine the relationship between anxiety, fear and pain scores.

Keywords: Circumcision, child, virtual reality, anxiety, fear, pain.

Conditions

  • to Have a Circumcision Operation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Virtual Reality

The investigator explained the use of VR glasses to the children in the VR group. The investigator selected two VR programs to be watched by the children. In the VR program named Amazon, the child perceives himself to be walking among the trees in the Amazon forests. The other VR program gives the child a feeling of water skiing. Before commencement of the study, the VR applications were administered to five children aged between five and ten years, and these children shared no negative feedback about the VR programs. Before the surgery, the children were allowed to watch the VR program of their choice, the average duration of which was 4.5 minutes, using the VR glasses. Parts of the device that come in contact with the children's faces were cleaned before each application

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ondokuz Mayıs University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Esra Tural Büyük, Assoc. Prof. · Ondokuz Mayıs University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-01
Primary Completion
2019-09-01
Completion
2019-09-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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