Can Virtual Reality Reduce Pain and Anxiety During Blood Draw

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Conditions studied: Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain

In brief

Adult patients aged 18-50 undergoing blood draw for routine lab evaluation will be randomized to a control group or experimental group to assess if the use of virtual reality reduces procedural pain (primary outcome) and procedural anxiety (secondary outcome) during venipuncture.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04449341

Run by

C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center

People needed

59

Starts

2020-06-10

Expected to finish

2020-07-09

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 18-50
• Currently scheduled to undergo venipuncture

You may not qualify if…

• Less than 18 years old or greater than 50 years old
• History of motion sickness (nausea or vertigo)
• Pregnant women
• Reported history of blood borne disease (no request will be made for which disease participant has)
• Use of pain medication(s) on day of study
• Current use of medical devices, including hearing aids, pacemakers, implanted cardiac defibrillators
• Currently experiencing headache/migraine

Where it is running

• Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center — Fort Hood, Texas, United States

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