The Effect of Video Watching With Virtual Reality Glasses on Pain and Fear of Children

Launched by ZÜHAL ARTUVAN · Sep 13, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking into how watching videos through virtual reality glasses can help reduce pain and fear in children aged 7 to 12 during suturing procedures in the emergency room. The aim is to see if this distraction method can make the experience less stressful for young patients, as many children feel a lot of fear and discomfort during such treatments. The study is currently recruiting participants, and it will take place from October 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023.

To be eligible for the trial, children need to be between 7 and 12 years old and must be visiting the emergency room for suturing during the study period. They also need to be able to speak and understand Turkish and should not have any mental or developmental delays or a history of epilepsy. If chosen to participate, children will be asked to wear the virtual reality glasses while receiving care, and their pain and fear levels will be measured using simple scales. This trial aims to find a fun and helpful way to make medical procedures easier for kids.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Children aged 7-12 years,
• • Suture the emergency room on 01 October 2022 - 31 March 2023 children applying for expulsion,
• • Informed volunteer signers (child and parent),
• • Children without mental and developmental retardation,
• • No history of epilepsy,
• • Have not taken painkillers in the last 6 hours,
• • There will be no stitches around the eyes and head (where the virtual reality glasses will coincide) kids
• • They are children who can speak and communicate in Turkish.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Children under 7 years old and over 12 years old,
• • Children who applied to the emergency room for suturing except between 01 October 2022 - 31 March 2023,
• • Those who did not sign the informed consent form (child and parent),
• • Children with mental and developmental retardation, with a history of epilepsy,
• • Have taken painkillers in the last 6 hours,
• • Stitches will be placed around the eyes and head (where the virtual reality glasses will coincide) kids
• • These are children who cannot speak Turkish and cannot be communicated.