Virtual Reality in the Management of Painful or Anxiety-provoking Procedures in Emergency Departments

ConditionsPain and Anxiety Dislocation Suture

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age9-24

SponsorUniversity of Monastir

About this trial

Study and evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality in pain management.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients aged 09 and 24 years

suturing a wound

changing a dressing

lumbar puncture,

Disqualifiers

impaired consciousness

epilepsy

wound/infection covering the helmet area

headache

Trial population

For all patients included, a data collection form must be completed, mentioning age, sex, medical and surgical history, and the type of procedure planned. * If initial VAS \>5 and intolerable: patients will immediately use painkillers and will be excluded from the study. * If initial VAS\<=5 or \> 5 but tolerable: Only VR glasses are used as an analgesic.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

VR device
Other intervention
The VR device consists of a pair of VR glasses with a video previously chosen and installed. Patient preparation must be done before initiating the protocol. The first step is to choose patient candidates for VR who are understanding and interested. Guardian approval is required; then it is necessary to explain the principle, the stages and the benefits of the care. The intensity of pain is calculated according to the visual analog scale before, during the procedure and 30 minutes after as well as the max VAS during the procedure, the 'Children Fear Scale', the satisfaction score and any adverse effects are noted.

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

frequency of success

frequency of success (%) (use of emergency analgesics)

Time frame

30 minutes

Secondary outcomes

reduction of pain

reduction in pain assessed by the visual analog scale (mm)

Time frame

30 minutes

Other outcomes

occurrence of adverse events and patient satisfaction

occurrence of adverse events, tolerance to glasses, patient satisfaction (Likert Satisfaction Scale) and max VAS during the procedure.

Time frame

3 hours

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Monastir

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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