Virtual Reality, Pain, Clinical Outcomes, Hydrotherapy, Children, Burn

Matrouh University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hydrotherapy; Burn

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06160518

0517

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effect of virtual reality on pain and clinical outcomes during hydrotherapy for children with burn.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged from 3-6 years.
• Children who do not have a burned face.
• Undergoing hydrotherapy procedure for wound care.
• Able to score their own pain, with or without a visual tool.
• Willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Are cognitive or visual impairment.
• Received strong pain killer or sedative medication.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The children will receive the standard pharmacological treatment of the unit to manage pain and stabilize their physiological parameters throughout the three days of study.

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

The children will receive virtual reality intervention which will take place using a cell phone coupled with the three-dimensional image glasses. The cell phone will play three-dimensional games which will be downloaded for free. The options for images and games involved which children could choose freely, all games will be suitable for the age group of the study.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual reality