NCT06466551

Effect of Virtual Reality Goggles and Stress Ball Use on Pain and Fear During IV Catheterization in Children

The Effect of Virtual Reality Goggles and Stress Ball Used During Intravenous Catheterization on Pain and Fear in Children: A Randomized Experimental Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Toros University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Although distraction methods such as virtual reality glasses, watching videos, watching cartoons, etc. have been reported to reduce pain in the literature, studies on which method is more effective in reducing pain are limited. Considering the developmental period characteristics, virtual reality glasses and stress ball squeezing may be effective in the 6-12 age group during painful intervention. However, no study has been found in the literature on which technique is more effective (9-23). Therefore, investigating the effects of virtual reality goggles and stress ball squeezing on pain and fear in children aged 6-12 years as a distraction method during intravenous catheterization may enable nurses to determine the technique with high clinical usefulness in pain management.

Detailed description

Provide a brief summary of the study, including the purpose, objectives, and brief methodology.

Conditions

• Pain, Procedural
• Anxiety
• Pain Management

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	intravenous catheterization	This randomized experimental study was planned to examine the effect of virtual reality goggles and squeezing a stress ball as a distraction method during intravenous catheter application on pain and fear in children aged 6-12 years.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-15
• Primary completion: 2024-12-20
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2024-06-20
• Last updated: 2025-08-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)