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The Effect of Virtual Reality on Pain, Fear and Anxiety by Children During Venipuncture

NCT06727149 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-12-10

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Summary

There are many approaches to reduce pain, fear and anxiety that may occur in children during invasive procedures. The most commonly used of these approaches is virtual reality, which is a method of distracting attention and designed with cognitive and behavioral techniques. This study was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design to determine the effect of virtual reality glasses given to children during venepuncture on pain, fear and anxiety.

The research was conducted between September 2022 and May 2023 with two parallel groups in the pediatric inpatient service of a private hospital in western Turkey. The study sample consisted of children aged 6-12 years and the sample was randomization, the control group (n=30) and the virtual training group (30) constituted a total of 60. The data of the study were obtained from Child Information Form, Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for children. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25 program.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Control Group

No intervention was performed to reduce pain, fear and anxiety in the control group

OTHER

Virtual Reality Group

The children in the VR group were informed about the virtual reality glasses and told that they could remove the glasses at any time if they felt uncomfortable during the procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Beykent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hamiyet Kızıl, Phd RN · Istanbul Beykent University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-01
Primary Completion
2022-11-01
Completion
2023-05-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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