Feasibility of the Reality PAWS Program for Children in Isolation

NCT ID: NCT07187245

Last Updated: 2025-09-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2026-04-30

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a mixed reality program, Reality PAWS, delivered on a Meta Quest 3 VR headset, is a feasible intervention for pediatric patients in isolation. It will also evaluate the safety of the program and its effect on pain, anxiety, and loneliness. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

What is the feasibility of utilizing Reality PAWS MR as a substitute for in-person dog therapy for children under isolation precautions? Are patients compliant with using Reality PAWS MR? What are the interventional outcomes of Reality PAWS MR?

Participants will:

Wear a Meta Quest 3 VR headset with the Reality PAWS program. Interact with the program. Answer surveys regarding demographics, anxiety, pain, loneliness, sickness, perceived exertion, and immersion in the program.

Conditions

Inpatient Pediatric Care; Isolation; Feasibility Studies

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Reality PAWS VR Program Session on Meta Quest 3 VR Device

Participants will be able to wear a Meta Quest 3 VR Device and interact with the Reality PAWS VR program for up to 30 minutes per session.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Reality PAWS Program via Meta Quest 3 VR

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Reality PAWS is a mixed reality (MR) game that allows patients to interact with a virtual dog. It was developed at Children's Hospital Colorado to serve patients under isolation precautions who are unable to be visited by a facility dog in person. Patients can interact with the game through features such as walking the dog, providing commands, outfitting the dog, giving treats, playing fetch, petting the dog, and playing with others.

Interventions

Reality PAWS Program via Meta Quest 3 VR

Reality PAWS is a mixed reality (MR) game that allows patients to interact with a virtual dog. It was developed at Children's Hospital Colorado to serve patients under isolation precautions who are unable to be visited by a facility dog in person. Patients can interact with the game through features such as walking the dog, providing commands, outfitting the dog, giving treats, playing fetch, petting the dog, and playing with others.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Children 8 to 21 years old admitted to Children's Hospital Colorado or Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• Children who are English-speaking (legal guardian may be English-speaking or Spanish-speaking)
• Children within the normal range of development will be recruited for this study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, neurodevelopmental issues, or other neurological disorders and comorbidities that may confound study outcomes and administration of the study protocol and metrics (e.g., visual field disturbances, frequent nausea/ vomiting, not medically stable, intellectual disability)
• Children with visual, auditory, or tactile deficits that would interfere with the ability to complete the experimental tasks
• Children with a history of seizure disorder
• Children currently sick with flu-like symptoms or experiencing a headache or earache
• Children with known or suspected motion sickness
• Children with cochlear implants or pace makers

• Minimum Eligible Age: 8 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Children's Hospital Colorado

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jennifer Staab, MS, CCLS

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Countries

United States

Facility Contacts

Saloni Dangoria

Role: primary

sdangoria@chla.usc.edu

(323) 361-4342 ext. 14342

Claire Simonsen, BA

Role: primary

claire.simonsen@childrenscolorado.org

720-777-5313

Other Identifiers

25-1732

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id