Active Virtual Reality Distraction on Procedure-Related Emotional Behaviour, Pain, And Anxiety (Oculus2)

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain; Venipuncture; Anxiety State

Treatments: Device: passive VR distraction; Device: active VR distraction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07261410

VRdeuOculus2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of virtual reality methods on procedure-related emotional behaviour, pain, and anxiety levels in school-age children undergoing venipuncture.

Full description

Participants were assigned to three groups through stratified randomization: the active VR, the passive VR, and the control group. Children in the VR groups wore VR goggles (Oculus Quest 2) during venipuncture.

Enrollment: 86 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The child agrees to participate in the study voluntarily.
• The parent agrees to participate in the study voluntarily.
• Obtaining consent forms from the child and parent

Exclusion criteria

• The child has a physical and psychological deficit that will prevent him from wearing the glasses that will be placed on his head to watch virtual reality.
• Having fever (>37.5C) and severe dehydration
• The patient did not take analgesics before the intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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86 participants in 3 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Standart care

Active VR

Experimental group

Description:

The remote control of the virtual glasses will be given to the hand that will not be interfered with, and the child will start, slow down or stop the application herself. Samsung Gear Oculus Guest 2 headset allows watching virtual reality applications.

Treatment:

Device: active VR distraction

Passive VR

Experimental group

Description:

It was said that he could watch videos by wearing virtual headset glasses during the procedure. A virtual reality application with Oculus Guest 2 that will attract the attention of children was determined by the researchers.

Treatment:

Device: passive VR distraction