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Pain Elimination and Anxiety Control Through Experiential Virtual Reality
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if active virtual reality is more effective than passive virtual reality and standard of care distraction in decreasing pain in children, from 8 to 21 years old, undergoing intravenous placement in emergency department. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer \[is/are\]: * Will active virtual reality reduce pain score on Faces Pain Scale - revised and measure of heart rate during intravenous placement for children ages 8 years old to 21 years old more than passive virtual reality and standard of care? * Will active virtual reality reduce anxiety score on Visual Analog Scale - revised and measure of heart rate during intravenous placement for children ages 8 years old to 21 years old more than passive virtual reality and standard of care? If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare active group to passive group and standard of care. Participants will randomized into active virtual reality, passive virtual reality or standard of care arms.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
96
Start Date
2024-09-01
Completion Date
2025-03-15
Last Updated
2024-07-18
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Active Virtual Reality
Active virtual reality group will play a game through a virtual environment.
Passive Virtual Reality
Passive virtual reality group will watch a movie through a virtual environment.