Perioperative Virtual Reality for Pediatric Anesthesia

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

The goal of this study is to evaluate the use of immersive audiovisual distraction and virtual reality to reduce perioperative anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The study plans to employ virtual reality headsets during induction of anesthesia in pediatric patients for elective surgery in a randomized clinical trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03583450

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

71

Starts

2018-08-29

Expected to finish

2019-03-27

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-08

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients aged 5-12 years
• Patients present in preoperative area for induction of general anesthesia for an elective surgery or procedure

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with injuries to the head/face that would prohibit wearing of headsets
• Patients with loss of consciousness, altered mental status, life-threatening injuries/illness or multi-trauma
• Patients with open skin, lice, scabies, or other infectious skin conditions on the head/face
• Patients with a history of or current symptoms of vertigo
• Patients who are blind
• Patients with significant developmental or cognitive delays who may not be able to engage with or tolerate the virtual reality environment, as determined by their parent/caregiver
• Patients on whom the VR headset does not fit appropriately
• Non-English speaking patients (due to limited availability of non-English study documents and consents)

Where it is running

• UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital — San Francisco, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.