Active Virtual Reality Distraction on Procedure-Related Emotional Behaviour, Pain, And Anxiety

Dokuz Eylul University86 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of virtual reality methods on procedure-related emotional behaviour, pain, and anxiety levels in school-age children undergoing venipuncture.

Participants were assigned to three groups through stratified randomization: the active VR, the passive VR, and the control group. Children in the VR groups wore VR goggles (Oculus Quest 2) during venipuncture.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain Anxiety State Venipuncture

Interventions

active VR distractionDEVICE

The remote control of the virtual glasses will be given to the hand, and the child will start, slow down or stop the application herself.

passive VR distractionDEVICE

watching the application by wearing virtual glasses with Oculus Guest 2

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 12 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The child agrees to participate in the study voluntarily. * The parent agrees to participate in the study voluntarily. * Obtaining consent forms from the child and parent Exclusion Criteria: * The child has a physical and psychological deficit that will prevent him from wearing the glasses that will be placed on his head to watch virtual reality. * Having fever (\>37.5C) and severe dehydration * The patient did not take analgesics before the intervention

Locations (1)

Dokuz Eylul University

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

procedure related pain

Wong-Baker FACES (WBS) Pain Rating Scale. This scale uses in children aged 3 and older to rate pain severity, ranges from 0 (very happy/no pain) to 10 (hurts worst).

Time frame: 3 minutes after the phlebotomy

procedure related anxiety

The Children's Anxiety Meter (CAM-S). The Children's Anxiety Meter assesses children's anxiety and uses before medical procedures. This scale is drawn like a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom and also includes horizontal lines at intervals going up to the top (0-10). This scale ranges from 0 to 10. Higher values represent higher anxiety

Time frame: 3 minutes after the phlebotomy

procedure related emotional apperance

This scale allows direct behavioral observation, consists of 5 different behavioral categories; 'Facial Expression', 'Speaking', 'Activity', 'Interaction' and 'Cooperation Level'. Scale scoring is done by reviewing the descriptions of behavior in each category and selecting the numerical value that most represents the observed behavior. Each category is scored from 1 to 5. The total score is made so that the numerical value is between 5-25 by adding the points obtained for each category. Higher scale score indicates the appearance of more negative emotional behaviors

Time frame: immediately after the phlebotomy

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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