NCT03475901

Virtual Reality for Anxiolysis During Laceration Repair in the Pediatric Emergency Room

A Feasibility Study for the Use of Virtual Reality to Reduce Procedural Anxiety for Children Undergoing Laceration Repair in the Pediatric Emergency Room

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators propose a pilot study to examine the feasibility of utilizing immersive virtual reality to reduce procedural anxiety in children undergoing non-facial laceration repair in the Pediatric Emergency Department. The investigators hypothesize that virtual reality will be well-received by patients and their caregivers, and that the anxiety provoked by laceration repair will be mitigated by the immersive virtual reality experience.

Conditions

• Procedural Anxiety
• Laceration of Skin

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual Reality App	Virtual reality app produced by KindVR played via a stereoscopic head mounted display (Samsung GearVR) and headphones that the patient will wear over their eyes and ears.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-15
• Primary completion: 2019-11-22
• Completion: 2019-11-22
• First posted: 2018-03-23
• Last updated: 2019-12-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States