How Digital Media Affects Kids' Healthcare Experiences and Outcomes

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Conditions studied: Children, Adolescent, Anxiety, Pain, Education, Exposure, Virtual Reality

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different forms of media (2D, 360, or 360 in virtual reality) have different impacts on pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain in children. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does one type (and richness) of media reduce pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain more than another type of media? For example, will learning about an upcoming procedure by watching a 360 video in virtual reality reduce pre-procedural anxiety more than learning about the same upcoming procedure by watching it in a 2D video or 360 video? The second question is whether watching a 360 video in VR about an upcoming procedure more effective in reducing pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain compared to the 2D video or the 360 video without VR groups for specific procedures? For example, is watching an explanation of a procedure in VR always more effective in reducing pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain, or is it procedure specific (i.e., watching a video about surgery preparation is more effective in VR, but for cast removal it doesn't matter whether participants learn about their procedure viewed through VR, 360 video, or 2D)?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07073027

Run by

British Columbia Children's Hospital

People needed

500

Starts

2025-07-01

Expected to finish

2026-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-18

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 23. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between the ages of 5 to 23
• Able to follow instructions and communicate in English
• Own or have access to a smartphone
• Scheduled for an upcoming (approved) procedure.

You may not qualify if…

• Under the age of 5 or older than 23
• Vision, hearing, cognitive, and/or motor impairments
• Cannot follow instructions and/or communicate in English
• Do not own or have access to a smartphone.

Where it is running

• BC Children's Hospital — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (enrolling)

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