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VR for Lac Repairs in Peds Emergency Department

NCT06516003 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 91

Last updated 2024-07-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of the clinical trial is to compare virtual reality to standard of care for laceration repairs in the pediatric emergency department. The main question it aims to answer is:

-Does virtual reality decrease pain and anxiety scores compared to standard of care for laceration repairs in the pediatric emergency department?

Participants who meet the age and other inclusion criteria will be enrolled by research staff. They will complete a brief paper survey along with their guardians and the provider doing the laceration repair. The surveys will be completed after the laceration repair is finished.

Conditions

  • Laceration

Interventions

DEVICE

Immersive Virtual Reality Goggles

Immersive Virtual Reality goggles are a head mounted device placed over a patient's head and eyes that allows them to play in a virtual reality game.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care

Distraction techniques like tablet, phone, television, parent, child life specialist

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eastern Virginia Medical School

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-01
Primary Completion
2023-03-30
Completion
2023-03-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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