NCT05592132

Use of Virtual Reality in Pain Management in Pediatric Oncology

Use of Virtual Reality in Pain Management During Invasive Gestures in Pediatric Oncology: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

DOREVI is a monocentric randomized controlled study that will evaluate the efficacy of virtual reality helmets for pain prevention during invasive care on 78 oncologic pediatric patients. Two groups of children (between 6 and 11 and between 12 and 18 years old) will be randomized to use helmet plus standard care or standard care alone during invasive procedures (central venous catheter puncture, lumbar puncture, or bone marrow aspiration). The pain intensity will be evaluated using a visual analogic scale during three invasive procedures, and results will be compared between the patients with or without virtual reality.

Conditions

• Pediatric Tumor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual reality headset	Each patient in this treatment group will use a virtual reality headset during 3 procedures. During each procedure, the pain level will be assessed and compared with the assessed group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-17
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2026-05-01
• First posted: 2022-10-24
• Last updated: 2026-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Reunion