NCT06336811

Virtual Reality Distraction During Phlebotomy in Children

The Effects of Virtual Reality on Procedure-Related Emotional Appearance, Pain, Fear, and Anxiety During Phlebotomy in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the effect of distraction methods using virtual reality on the emotional appearance, pain, fear, and anxiety associated with the procedure during phlebotomy in children aged 6-12 in a private blood collection unit.

Detailed description

The data of the study was collected with Socio-demographic Data Collection Form, Emotional Appearance Scale for Children, Facial Expression Rating Scale, Child Anxiety Scale-State, and Child Fear Scale. Demographic data and mean scores obtained from the scales were compared between the virtual reality groups, and the control group.

Conditions

• Pain, Acute
• Child, Only
• Anxiety and Fear

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	passive virtual reality distraction	watching the application by wearing virtual glasses to the child during the phlebotomy
DEVICE	active virtual reality distraction	The remote control of the virtual glasses will be given to the hand, and the child will start, slow down or stop the application herself.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-30
• Primary completion: 2023-12-30
• Completion: 2023-12-30
• First posted: 2024-03-29
• Last updated: 2024-03-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)