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

NCT ID: NCT03913897

Last Updated: 2019-04-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

135 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-26

Study Completion Date

2018-11-27

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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virtual reality group

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

distraction methods

Intervention Type 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

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

distraction methods

Intervention Type OTHER

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

control group

No intervention was made to children in the control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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distraction methods

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

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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.

Exclusion Criteria

-having a chronic, mental or neurological illness,
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Adiyaman University Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tuba Koc Ozkan

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Adiyaman University

Adıyaman, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2018/5-18

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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