Virtual Reality for Children's Blood Sampling

Launched by MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Jul 10, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

Objectives

1. Conduct initial acceptability/feasibility testing of VRH use with children undergoing venepuncture or cannulation in an acute, often unplanned inpatient setting in a children's hospital.
2. Assess level of child and parent reported pain during procedure as well as change in heart rate.
3. Generate pilot data to design software and develop methods, outcome measures and patient/family engagement for a large randomised control trial (RCT) in the same setting to establish efficacy of VRH in reduction of perceived pain.

Outcome

1. Perceived and reported pain/anxiety scores for c...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients admitted as an inpatient in Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
• • Patient requiring venepuncture or intravenous cannulation
• • no specific medical diagnosis required for inclusion
• • Child age 5-12 years during the study period
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Child under the age of 5 years
• • Child over the age of 12 years
• • Child not requiring venepuncture or cannulation
• • Child with previous discomofort wearing VRH