Effects of Virtual Reality on Pre-Operative Anxiety and Induction of Anesthesia in Children and Adolescents
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Tonsillectomy
In brief
Pain and anxiety have a direct correlation. Patients who experience anxiety are more susceptible to feeling pain, and patients who experience pain are more likely to have a component of anxiety associated with their pain. A common technique used by pain psychologists to help minimize pain is distraction. Different forms of distraction include video games, movies, music, etc. Recently, doctors and researchers around the world have begun experimenting with Virtual Reality as a distraction technique. A review of the use of virtual reality compared to the current standard of care may help uncover important trends regarding anxiety, postoperative pain and analgesic use in patients who undergo a tonsillectomy or a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03239743
- Run by
- Valley Anesthesiology Consultants
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2017-07-20
- Expected to finish
- 2019-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-10-19
Who can join
Age: 5 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Any patient undergoing tonsillectomy or tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy procedure
- Must be between the ages of 5 and 11 years
- Anxious/moderate anxiety patients (mYPAS greater than or equal to 30)
You may not qualify if…
- Any patient with preoperative peripherally placed IV
- Any patient who is cognitively impaired
- Any patient with a previous surgery
- ASA Physical Status higher than II
- Body Mass Index >30
- A history of affective disorder, attention disorder, or psychotropic medication use
- Calm/low anxiety patients (mYPAS less than 30)
- Deaf or blind
Where it is running
- Phoenix Children's Hospital — Phoenix, Arizona, United States (enrolling)
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