NCT03692377

How Young is Too Young for Virtual Reality? Determining Usability and Acceptability in Ages 2-6 in the Emergency Department

How Young is Too Young for Virtual Reality ? Determination of the Usability and Acceptability of Virtual Reality for Health Care Purposes Among Children 2-6 Years of Age in the Emergency Department

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Children who present to the emergency department often require painful procedures (intravenous catheterization, laceration repair, fracture reduction, etc.). Virtual reality (VR) has been presented as a way of managing pain and anxiety in children undergoing painful procedures but most studies are limited to children 6 or older. The present study seeks to determine the youngest age (2-6) of future subjects in research of VR and clinical care. Virtual Reality is an immersive experience using sight, sound, and position sense. Using VR may enhance distraction during the painful procedure and may reduce attention to pain. Investigators will instruct and observe children age 2-6 in using a VR device and document how easy the device is to use for the child. The children will have the opportunity to select an application and play with the device for 10 minutes before being asked about their experience with the device. Parents/Guardians will also be asked about their child's experience with the device.

Conditions

• Child, Preschool

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Virtual Reality	Stage 1 : Demonstration of the use of the VR headset by the research assistant (anticipated 1-2 min) Stage 2 : Child will choose the application they would like to see - they will be shown 3 pages of the three applications offered - see Fig 1 (anticipated 1-2 min) Stage 3 : Handling of the VR headset by the child (anticipated 1 min) Stage 4 : Applying the headset on the eyes of the child with software application (anticipated 1 min) Stage 5 : The child use the VR set and application (up to 10 minutes) Stage 6 : Removal of the headset (anticipated 1 min) Stage 7 : Questionnaire to child (interview - 2 minutes) Stage 8 : Questionnaire to parents/guardians (interview - 2 minutes)

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-09
• Primary completion: 2019-09-21
• Completion: 2019-09-21
• First posted: 2018-10-02
• Last updated: 2019-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada