The Effect of Virtual Reality and Kaleidoscope on Pain and Anxiety Levels During Venipuncture in Children

NCT03913897 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2018/5-18
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 135
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aim: The study was carried out in randomized control to determine the effect of two different distractions on pain and anxiety during blood collection. Methods: The population of the study consisted of children between ages of 4-10 years who applied for venipuncture to a training and research hospital in Turkey between July and December 2018. A total of 139 children were included in the study, 46 of them with virtual reality goggles and 43 of them with control group. Information Form, Child Anxiety Scale, Visual Analogue Scale and Wong Baker Pain Scale were used in the collection of data.

Conditions

Acute Pain

Keywords

acute pain; blood collection; nursing; children; distraction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Children Fear Scale

  The Children Fear Scale was used to evaluate the children's fear and anxiety. Children Fear Scale is a 0-4 scale, showing five faces that range from a neutral expression (0 = no anxiety) to a frightened face (4 = severe anxiety). Preprocedural and procedural pain, and anxiety were evaluated

  1 minute

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Visual Analogue Scale

  1 minute

• Wong Baker Face Pain Scale

  1 minute

Study Arms (3)

virtual reality group

EXPERIMENTAL

The children in the groups were distracted by virtual reality goggles 2 minutes before venipuncture, until the process was over.

Other: distraction methods

kaleidoscope group

EXPERIMENTAL

The children in the groups were distracted by kaleidoscope 2 minutes before the blood collection, until the process was over.

Other: distraction methods

control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was made to children in the control group

Interventions

distraction methods OTHER

The children in the groups were distracted by virtual reality goggles and kaleidoscope 2 minutes before venipuncture, until the process was over

kaleidoscope group; virtual reality group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• being aged between 4 and 10 years for the child,
• applying for health control purpose,
• not having any chronic, mental or neurological illness,
• not using any analgesic in the last 6 hours before the venipuncture procedure.

You may not qualify if:

• having a chronic, mental or neurological illness,

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Adiyaman University Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Adiyaman University

Adıyaman, 02100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acute Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2019
• First Posted: April 12, 2019
• Study Start: June 26, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 27, 2018
• Study Completion: November 27, 2018
• Last Updated: April 16, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)