Virtual Reality on Pain, Fear, and Emotional Appearance During Phlebotomy in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients (VR-PHO)

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain, Acute; Pediatric Cancer; Virtual Reality

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05675358

ASBU 2022/89

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, the effect of virtual reality, which is one of the pain relief methods, on the pain, fear and emotional appearance associated with the procedure, was evaluated in children aged 4-12 years who will undergo phelobotomy in a Pediatric Hematology and Oncology outpatient clinic.

Full description

This prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in the pediatric hematology and oncology polyclinic blood collection unit of a university hospital in Turkey.

Patients undergoing phelobotomy were allocated to virtual reality or control groups according to a stratified randomization scheme.

Enrollment: 69 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

the age range is between 4-12

to apply to the pediatric hematology and oncology outpatient clinic and to have blood taken

consent of the child and parent to voluntarily participate in the study

The child does not have a physical or psychological deficit that would prevent them from wearing glasses to watch virtual reality.

Exclusion criteria

having a fever (>37.5C) and severe dehydration

Before the invasive procedure, the patient was given anagesics.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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69 participants in 2 patient groups

virtual reality

Experimental group

Description:

In the study, Oculus Quest 2 256 GB All-In-One Vr Virtual Reality Glasses were used, and the Epic Roller Coasters train game, an application that would attract the attention of children, was determined by the researchers. The virtual reality application was started 2 minutes before the procedure and continued until the procedure was completed.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Reality

control

No Intervention group

Description:

The child in the control group did not receive any additional intervention.