Effect of Virtual Reality on Pain, Arterial Blood Gases and Functional Capacity in Children After Open Heart Surgery

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Children After Open Heart Surgery

Treatments: Device: virtual reality glasses; Other: Designed cardiac physical therapy program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06712368

P.T.REC/012/005353

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted to investigate:

• The effect of virtual reality on pain in children after open heart surgery,
• The effect of virtual reality on arterial blood gases in children after open heart surgery,
• The effect of virtual reality on functional capacity in children after open heart surgery.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both genders will be included.
• Their age range from 6 to 12 years.
• Children after open heart surgery ( phase I cardiac rehabilitation).

Exclusion criteria

The children have one or more of the following will be excluded:

• Any child Suffering from any other chronic congenital diseases.
• Severe visual or auditory problems.
• Neurological problems.
• Vertigo problems.
• Post surgical hemorrhage.
• Post surgical arrhythmia.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Designed cardiac physical therapy program ( study group )

Active Comparator group

Description:

Designed cardiac physical therapy program

Treatment:

Other: Designed cardiac physical therapy program

virtual reality group (study group)

Experimental group

Description:

virtual reality glasses Designed cardiac physical therapy program applied through virtual reality glasses for study group

Treatment:

Device: virtual reality glasses