Feasibility of the Reality PAWS Program for Children in Isolation

Children's Hospital Colorado

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Inpatient Pediatric Care; Isolation; Feasibility Studies

Treatments: Device: Reality PAWS Program via Meta Quest 3 VR

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07187245

25-1732

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a mixed reality program, Reality PAWS, delivered on a Meta Quest 3 VR headset, is a feasible intervention for pediatric patients in isolation. It will also evaluate the safety of the program and its effect on pain, anxiety, and loneliness. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

What is the feasibility of utilizing Reality PAWS MR as a substitute for in-person dog therapy for children under isolation precautions? Are patients compliant with using Reality PAWS MR? What are the interventional outcomes of Reality PAWS MR?

Participants will:

Wear a Meta Quest 3 VR headset with the Reality PAWS program. Interact with the program. Answer surveys regarding demographics, anxiety, pain, loneliness, sickness, perceived exertion, and immersion in the program.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 21 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children 8 to 21 years old admitted to Children's Hospital Colorado or Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• Children who are English-speaking (legal guardian may be English-speaking or Spanish-speaking)
• Children within the normal range of development will be recruited for this study.

Exclusion criteria

• Traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, neurodevelopmental issues, or other neurological disorders and comorbidities that may confound study outcomes and administration of the study protocol and metrics (e.g., visual field disturbances, frequent nausea/ vomiting, not medically stable, intellectual disability)
• Children with visual, auditory, or tactile deficits that would interfere with the ability to complete the experimental tasks
• Children with a history of seizure disorder
• Children currently sick with flu-like symptoms or experiencing a headache or earache
• Children with known or suspected motion sickness
• Children with cochlear implants or pace makers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Reality PAWS VR Program Session on Meta Quest 3 VR Device

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be able to wear a Meta Quest 3 VR Device and interact with the Reality PAWS VR program for up to 30 minutes per session.

Treatment:

Device: Reality PAWS Program via Meta Quest 3 VR