Impact of Virtual Reality on Pediatric Patients with ESRD on Regular Hemodialysis Through Arteriovenous Fistula. (VR)

Tanta University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Anxiety; Pain

Treatments: Other: virtual reality camera

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06675877

VR on HD children

Details and patient eligibility

About

This case control study will be conducted to study the effectiveness of Virtual Reality technique on pain during arteriovenous cannulation and on reduction of anxiety and depression in Pediatric Patients with ESRD undergoing regular hemodialysis through arteriovenous fistula.

Full description

This case control study will be conducted at nephrology and dialysis Unit Pediatric Department Tanta University Hospital (TUH) for a period of 6 months starting from April 2024.This study will be conducted on convenient sample of 60 participants. they will be classified as follow group A (cases) Group B (controls)each group will contain 30 children and adolescents with end stage renal disease on regular hemodialysis for three times weekly at our nephrology Unit at TUH during the period of the study

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pediatric patients with end stage renal disease aged from 8 to 18 years on regular hemodialysis through functioning arteriovenous fistula and are fully oriented with time, persons and place at time of data collection. All participants either cases or controls suffer from anxiety, depression or both.

Exclusion criteria

• Children with temporary or permanent catheter for dialysis.
• Children with mental illness, visual and auditory defects.
• Children took any pharmacological pain reliever or antipsychotic drugs.
• Non anxious or depressed Children.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

group A

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group A Cases only will receive in each dialysis session standard care together with VR camera.

Treatment:

Other: virtual reality camera

group B

No Intervention group

Description:

Group B control group undergo three to four dialysis sessions weekly; they will receive the standard care only in their dialysis sessions without VR camera