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Virtual Reality Outperforms Game Card Distraction in Reducing Distress During Pediatric Wound Care

NCT07335666 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2026-01-13

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Summary

Children often experience fear, anxiety, and pain during wound care procedures, which can make treatment more difficult and distressing. Non-pharmacological distraction techniques may help reduce these negative experiences without the use of medications. Virtual reality (VR) provides immersive visual and auditory stimulation, while simple distraction tools such as game cards offer a low-cost alternative.

This randomized controlled study aims to compare the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality glasses and distraction game cards in reducing fear, anxiety, pain, and physiological stress responses in children aged 5 to 10 years undergoing open wound care. Ninety children are randomly assigned to one of three groups: standard care alone, standard care with distraction game cards, or standard care with virtual reality glasses. Psychological outcomes (fear, anxiety, and pain) and physiological indicators (heart rate and oxygen saturation) are measured before and after the wound care procedure. The results of this study will help identify effective, non-pharmacological strategies to improve children's experiences during painful medical procedures and support child-centered care in pediatric clinical settings.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Wounds
  • Procedural Pain
  • Procedure-Related Anxiety
  • Procedural Fear

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Distraction Game Cards

Laminated illustrated game cards containing visual search and pattern-recognition tasks were used as a behavioral distraction during pediatric wound care. A trained researcher facilitated engagement by asking structured questions approximately every 15-30 seconds throughout the procedure to maintain the child's attention.

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality Distraction

Immersive virtual reality distraction was delivered using virtual reality glasses connected to a smartphone displaying age-appropriate three-dimensional and 360-degree audiovisual content throughout the wound care procedure to provide multisensory engagement and reduce procedural distress.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-30
Completion
2023-05-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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