Awe Inducing Elements in Virtual Reality Applications: A Prospective Study of Hospitalized Children

NCT05743062 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 69170
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 202
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is an experimental study to evaluate which aspects of virtual reality (VR) software development can be optimized to increase awe in pediatric perioperative patients and their adult caregivers (e.g., parents, guardians)

Conditions

Awe

Keywords

Virtual Reality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in awe levels measured by Global Perceived Awe Survey

  Global Perceived Awe Survey contains an 7-point Likert scale . Scores range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree), with higher score indicates strongly agree to the statement.

  Duration of intervention, approximately 20-30 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in engagement measured by Game Engagement Questionnaire

  Duration of intervention, approximately 20-30 minutes

• Change in awe levels measured by Perceived Vastness Survey

  Duration of intervention, approximately 20-30 minutes

• Change in awe levels measured by Perceived Need for Accommodation Survey

  Duration of intervention, approximately 20-30 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Virtual Reality

EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual reality intervention will be given 6 times in total and each session will last not more than 60 seconds.

Behavioral: Virtual Reality

Control

OTHER

Participants will serve as their own controls. Participants will not be given any VR intervention at first but they are requested to fill out the survey to collect the baseline data.

Other: Control

Interventions

Virtual Reality BEHAVIORAL

Virtual reality intervention will be given 6 times in total and each session will last not more than 60 seconds. Participants will be asked to fill out a survey before the intervention to collect the baseline data, after each session of VR intervention and a final survey at the end of the study.

Virtual Reality

Control OTHER

For case control, participants will service as their self control and no VR intervention will be given at first. Participants will be asked to fill out a survey before the intervention to collect the baseline data.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patient with age range from 6 to 25
• Adult or LAR with age range from 18 to 99
• Able to consent or have parental consent
• in pre-operative holding and inpatient acute care areas of LCPH
• English speaking participants

You may not qualify if:

• People who do not consent
• Significant Cognitive Impairment
• History of Severe Motion Sickness
• Visual Problems
• currently have nausea
• history of seizures
• non-english participants

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lucile Parkard Children's Hospital

Stanford, California, 94304, United States

Location

Related Publications (9)

• Chirico A, Cipresso P, Yaden DB, Biassoni F, Riva G, Gaggioli A. Effectiveness of Immersive Videos in Inducing Awe: An Experimental Study. Sci Rep. 2017 Apr 27;7(1):1218. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01242-0.

  PMID: 28450730 BACKGROUND

• Rodriguez CM, Clough V, Gowda AS, Tucker MC. Multimethod assessment of children's distress during noninvasive outpatient medical procedures: child and parent attitudes and factors. J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Jun;37(5):557-66. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss005. Epub 2012 Mar 16.

  PMID: 22427698 BACKGROUND

• Chon T, Ma A, Mun-Price C. Perioperative Fasting and the Patient Experience. Cureus. 2017 May 24;9(5):e1272. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1272.

  PMID: 28652955 BACKGROUND

• Chirico A, Ferrise F, Cordella L, Gaggioli A. Designing Awe in Virtual Reality: An Experimental Study. Front Psychol. 2018 Jan 22;8:2351. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02351. eCollection 2017.

  PMID: 29403409 BACKGROUND

• Caruso TJ, O'Connell C, Qian JJ, Kung T, Wang E, Kinnebrew S, Pearson M, Kist M, Menendez M, Rodriguez ST. Retrospective Review of the Safety and Efficacy of Virtual Reality in a Pediatric Hospital. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Apr 10;5(2):e293. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000293. eCollection 2020 Mar-Apr.

  PMID: 32426648 BACKGROUND

• Richey AE, Hastings KG, Karius A, Segovia NA, Caruso TJ, Frick S, Rodriguez S. Virtual Reality Reduces Fear and Anxiety During Pediatric Orthopaedic Cast Room Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Nov-Dec 01;42(10):600-607. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002250. Epub 2022 Aug 30.

  PMID: 36040069 BACKGROUND

• Tas FQ, van Eijk CAM, Staals LM, Legerstee JS, Dierckx B. Virtual reality in pediatrics, effects on pain and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis update. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Dec;32(12):1292-1304. doi: 10.1111/pan.14546. Epub 2022 Sep 1.

  PMID: 35993398 BACKGROUND

• Eijlers R, Utens EMWJ, Staals LM, de Nijs PFA, Berghmans JM, Wijnen RMH, Hillegers MHJ, Dierckx B, Legerstee JS. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Virtual Reality in Pediatrics: Effects on Pain and Anxiety. Anesth Analg. 2019 Nov;129(5):1344-1353. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004165.

  PMID: 31136330 BACKGROUND

• Gao Y, Xu Y, Liu N, Fan L. Effectiveness of virtual reality intervention on reducing the pain, anxiety and fear of needle-related procedures in paediatric patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Jan;79(1):15-30. doi: 10.1111/jan.15473. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

  PMID: 36330583 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• The development of the Game Engagement Questionnaire: A measure of engagement in video game-playing.
• The development of the Awe Experience Scale (AWE-S): A multifactorial measure for a complex emotion

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2023
• First Posted: February 24, 2023
• Study Start: June 29, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 3, 2023
• Study Completion: August 3, 2023
• Last Updated: January 31, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Locations

US (1)