NCT07261410

Active Virtual Reality Distraction on Procedure-Related Emotional Behaviour, Pain, And Anxiety

Active Virtual Reality Distraction on Procedure-Related Emotional Behaviour, Pain, And Anxiety During Venipuncture

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 86 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of virtual reality methods on procedure-related emotional behaviour, pain, and anxiety levels in school-age children undergoing venipuncture.

Detailed description

Participants were assigned to three groups through stratified randomization: the active VR, the passive VR, and the control group. Children in the VR groups wore VR goggles (Oculus Quest 2) during venipuncture.

Conditions

• Pain
• Anxiety State
• Venipuncture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	active VR 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.
DEVICE	passive VR distraction	watching the application by wearing virtual glasses with Oculus Guest 2

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-04-01
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2025-12-03
• Last updated: 2025-12-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)