Virtual Reality vs Standard-of-Care for Comfort During Intravenous Catheterization

University of British Columbia

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intravenous Catheterization

Treatments

Device: Virtual Reality

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03681730

H18-00771

Details and patient eligibility

About

Children often need an intravenous catheter placement for delivery of fluids and medications, a procedure associated with pain and anxiety. In the Emergency Department topical anesthetics are frequently used.

Virtual Reality (VR) is an immersive experience using sight, sound, and position sense. Using VR may enhance distraction during the painful procedure and may reduce attention to pain.

This study will randomize children (6 - 16 years old) to receive Virtual Reality or standard of care in addition to topical anaesthetics during IV placement procedure. Investigators will measure pain, anxiety and satisfaction, amount of analgesics used and the level of success in placing the IV and compare between the two groups.

Enrollment

64 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

6 to 16 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Children age 6 - <17
The managing physician determines a need for an intravenous catheterization (IV) procedure
Parents will sign a consent form and children will sign an assent form

Exclusion criteria

Children with conditions that may prohibit participation or evaluation of the procedure (such as developmental delay, autism, others)
Triage Category 1 (resuscitation)
Facial features or injury prohibiting wearing the VR goggles