Perioperative Virtual Reality for Pediatric Anesthesia

NCT ID: NCT03583450

Last Updated: 2020-07-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

71 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-29

Study Completion Date

2019-03-27

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to evaluate the use of immersive audiovisual distraction and virtual reality to reduce perioperative anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The study plans to employ virtual reality headsets during induction of anesthesia in pediatric patients for elective surgery in a randomized clinical trial.

Detailed Description

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The goal of this study is to evaluate the use of immersive audiovisual distraction and virtual reality to reduce perioperative anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The study plans to employ virtual reality headsets during induction of anesthesia in pediatric patients for elective surgery in a randomized clinical trial. We will be enrolling patients age 5-12 years presenting for elective surgery.

Patients will be randomized to one of two groups: (1) virtual reality headset with routine anesthetic care and (2) routine anesthetic care only.

Conditions

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Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Perioperative virtual reality headset

Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app and routine anesthetic care

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app

Intervention Type DEVICE

Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app (Samsung Gear VR headset, ChariotVR software)

Control

Routine anesthetic care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app

Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app (Samsung Gear VR headset, ChariotVR software)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 5-12 years
* Patients present in preoperative area for induction of general anesthesia for an elective surgery or procedure

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with injuries to the head/face that would prohibit wearing of headsets
* Patients with loss of consciousness, altered mental status, life-threatening injuries/illness or multi-trauma
* Patients with open skin, lice, scabies, or other infectious skin conditions on the head/face
* Patients with a history of or current symptoms of vertigo
* Patients who are blind
* Patients with significant developmental or cognitive delays who may not be able to engage with or tolerate the virtual reality environment, as determined by their parent/caregiver
* Patients on whom the VR headset does not fit appropriately
* Non-English speaking patients (due to limited availability of non-English study documents and consents)
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Jung

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UCSF Medical Center

Jina Sinskey, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Jung MJ, Libaw JS, Ma K, Whitlock EL, Feiner JR, Sinskey JL. Pediatric Distraction on Induction of Anesthesia With Virtual Reality and Perioperative Anxiolysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesth Analg. 2021 Mar 1;132(3):798-806. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005004.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32618627 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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18-25277

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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