The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in the Management of Procedural Anxiety and Pain in Children Suffering From Chronic Pathologies or Burn Injuries.

NCT ID: NCT06862830

Last Updated: 2025-03-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

260 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-22

Study Completion Date

2025-04-30

Brief Summary

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Single-center, randomized, controlled clinical trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy of VR on pain and anxiety in children with chronic diseases undergoing painful procedures in an outpatient or day hospital setting

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anxiety Chronic Disease Pain

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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Virtual reality video

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual reality video

Intervention Type OTHER

Virtual reality video: luna park, carousels, space, zoo, safari, dinosaurs, sightseeing, role-play

Standard of care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Virtual reality video

Virtual reality video: luna park, carousels, space, zoo, safari, dinosaurs, sightseeing, role-play

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

The study population includes children who meet the following criteria:

1. Diagnosis of a chronic condition, aged 3 to 18 years, without visual impairments or cognitive deficits, and with a confirmed diagnosis of the condition.
2. Children receiving care in the wound care nursing clinic or Medical Day Hospital (DH) who require minimally invasive painful procedures.
3. Assent and informed consent provided by both the children and their parents.
4. Children with chronic conditions that do not inherently cause chronic pain, which could alter pain perception (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic foot, muscular dystrophy).
5. Children able to understand and communicate in Italian or English.
6. Parents able to understand and communicate in Italian or English. Eligibility Criteria: Exclusion

Children with the following characteristics will be excluded from the study:

1. Chronic condition not yet diagnosed.
2. Use of eyeglasses, presence of amblyopia or monocular vision.
3. Chronic pain, which could distort pain perception during the procedure.
4. Use of analgesic therapy within the last 8 hours, which could bias data collection results (the only prohibited therapy in the study and a reason for exclusion).
5. Cognitive impairment preventing the proper use of assessment scales.
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Biagio Nicolosi

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS

Florence, Italy, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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RV-PLS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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