NCT03853265

The Effect Of Virtual Reality Glasses On The Behavior Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether the use of virtual reality glasses showing an immersive video simulation of the dental visit will help decrease anxiety at future appointments by decreasing the element of surprise and increasing the patient's familiarity and comfort level with a specific dental practice environment.

Detailed description

After an initial baseline data collection visit to the dental clinic, patients will be placed in the virtual reality (VR) group or the no VR group. Caregivers in the VR group will be given VR glasses. They will be instructed how to access the video and use the glasses. The child/wearer of the glasses will feel immersed in the three-dimensional environment and be able to look around the room as they move down the hallways in the video. The caregiver will be encouraged to have the child wear the VR glasses as often as possible and record the number of times the video is watched. The caregiver will fill out a "records form" which will include the date and time the video was watched. Both groups will then return to the clinic for follow up data collection visit.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Simulated dental office visit	An immersive first-person point of view (POV) video simulation of the dental office in the three-dimensional environment (using a virtual reality headset) which allows participant to look around the room as they move down the hallways which is to be watched/experienced by the participant as often as possible between the initial visit and the follow up visit

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-23
• Primary completion: 2020-02-17
• Completion: 2020-02-17
• First posted: 2019-02-25
• Last updated: 2020-11-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States