Diversion Device With Breath Control

Withdrawn before enrolling

Conditions studied: Induction of Anesthesia

In brief

The experience for many children who need to undergo anesthesia induction by breathing anesthetic vapors in the operating room is frightening to the child. We have developed a computer-based game system that uses breathing-in and breathing-out as a game controller. We believe that the immersive game experience will encourage breathing patterns ideal for anesthetic induction while providing fun and diversion for the child, lessening or eliminating the fear that typically accompanies breathing anesthetics. The purpose of the study is to determine whether diversion and breathing encouragement offered by a game and this device

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04208984

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

0

Starts

2026-01-31

Expected to finish

2027-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-01

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 4-11 year old children undergoing anesthesia for any procedure

You may not qualify if…

• Visual impairment
• non english speaking
• Premature infants
• children previously exposed to the chemotherapeutic agent bleomycin

Where it is running

• University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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