NCT05675358

Virtual Reality on Pain, Fear, and Emotional Appearance During Phlebotomy in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 69 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this study, the effect of virtual reality, which is one of the pain relief methods, on the pain, fear and emotional appearance associated with the procedure, was evaluated in children aged 4-12 years who will undergo phelobotomy in a Pediatric Hematology and Oncology outpatient clinic.

Detailed description

This prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in the pediatric hematology and oncology polyclinic blood collection unit of a university hospital in Turkey. Patients undergoing phelobotomy were allocated to virtual reality or control groups according to a stratified randomization scheme.

Conditions

• Virtual Reality
• Pain, Acute
• Pediatric Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Reality	Oculus Quest 2 256 GB All-In-One Vr Virtual Reality Glasses were used in the study.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-03
• Primary completion: 2022-08-03
• Completion: 2022-09-03
• First posted: 2023-01-09
• Last updated: 2023-01-09

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)