Effect Of Virtual Reality Glasses Used During Splint Application On Children's Pain And Anxiety Levels.

Karabuk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety Acute; Pain, Acute; Fractures, Bone

Treatments: Other: The group using virtual reality glasses

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05281133

KBU-SBE-CK-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study in order to evaluate the effect of virtual reality glasses during splint in children on pain and anxiety due to the procedure.

Full description

The study was carried out as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to evaluate the effect of virtual reality glasses during splint in children aged 6-12 years on pain and anxiety due to the procedure.

The sample of the research consisted of 80 childrens who came to Karabuk University Training and Research Hospital orthopedic policlinic and emergency between 1 May and 31 October 2021 for the splint application. In the study, two groups consisted of experimental group (n=40) and control group (n=40) were determined.

The "Participant Information Form", the "Wong Baker Pain Scale", the "State Anxiety Inventory for Children", virtual reality glasses and pulse oximeter were used to collect data. The pain, anxiety and vital signs of the children in the experimental and control groups were recorded before, during and after the splint.

The video chosen by the children in the experimental group was shown with virtual reality glasses during the splint application. In the control group a video wasn't shown during the splint application. Chi square, Mann Whitney U, Bonferroni and Friedman tests were used in the analysis of data.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The child should be between the ages of 6 and 12 age old.
• Acceptance of the research and giving written consent by the family and the child.
• Ability of the family and child to speak Turkish.
• The child should not wear glasses.
• The child should be at a cognitive level able to choose videos.

Exclusion criteria

• The child should have chronic diseases.
• The child should take analgesics with in the last 24 hours.
• The child should have physical, mental and neurological disabilities.
• The child has a febrile illness.
• Fainting of the child during the procedure.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

The group using virtual reality glasses

Experimental group

Description:

The video chosen by the children in the experimental group was started 1-2 minutes before the splint with virtual reality glasses and watched for an average of 7 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: The group using virtual reality glasses

The group not using virtual reality glasses

No Intervention group

Description:

In the control group, during the splint a video was not watched.