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Virtual Reality Games in Pediatric Surgery
Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Summary
Randomized controlled trial reporting the pain levels and pain control/reduction of children at the age of 6-15 undergoing surgical procedures by using virtual reality gaming (VR) compared to nitrous oxide. Therefore, 50 patients in each treatment group are recruited, resulting in 100 children altogether. The pain levels and pain control/reduction is measured by the standard anesthesia protocol normally used when nitrous oxide is applied and questionnaires that are administered to the patients at baseline and two weeks after surgery including both the primary and secondary outcome.
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Virtual Reality Games Versus Nitrous Oxide for Pain Reduction in Common Outpatient Procedures in Pediatric Surgery
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Years - 15 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2022-08-24
Completion Date
2024-10-01
Last Updated
2024-04-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Virtual reality gaming
Instead of nitrous oxide, which is the standard procedure, virtual reality gaming is applied to reach pain reduction in minor surgery procedures
Nitrous oxide
Standard procedure
Locations (1)
Inselspital Bern
Bern, Switzerland