VR to Reduce Pain/Anxiety During IV Starts

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Radiology

In brief

This study aims to test the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmaceutical intervention to reduce pain and anxiety in children undergoing peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) access in the Department of Radiology and Imaging or the outpatient Infusion Center at CHLA, as measured by self- and proxy-report.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04942561

Run by

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

People needed

107

Starts

2017-04-12

Expected to finish

2019-07-24

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-01

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Children who are currently taking pain medication or anxiolytic medication will be excluded from this study.
• Children with a psychiatric disorder, organic brain syndrome, mental retardation, or other known cognitive/neurological disorders
• Children with visual, auditory, or tactile deficits that would interfere with the ability to complete the experimental tasks
• Children with a history of seizure disorder.
• Children currently sick with flu-like symptoms or experiencing a headache or earache.
• Children with known or suspected motion sickness

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States

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