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Efficacy of Virtual Reality in Alleviating Pain, Fear and Anxiety During Needle Procedures in Children

Efficacy of Virtual Reality in Alleviating Pain, Fear and Anxiety During Needle Procedures in Children - A Parallel-Group, Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/092408
Enrollment
286
Registered
2025-08-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Virtual Reality Headset: Virtual Reality Headset (PICO 4) showing a 360 degree image will be placed on the patients head for the duration of the needle procedure they are undergoing Con

Sponsors

Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 5-16 years attending OPD for consultation and/or needle procedures Children aged 5-16 years attending primary and community health centres for needle procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with severe illness Children with visual disturbances

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean difference in score obtained in the Wong Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBS) between intervention and control group Mean difference in score obtained in the Children s Fear Scale (CFS) between intervention and control group Mean difference in score obtained in the State Anxiety Scale for Children (SAS-C) between intervention and control groupTimepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation between anxiety point difference in interventionTimepoint: Baseline;Mean difference in score obtained in the CFS before & after the interventionTimepoint: Baseline;Mean difference in score obtained in the SAS-C before & after the interventionTimepoint: Baseline;Correlation between fear point difference in interventionTimepoint: Baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDhrti Redyam

Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

dredyam@gmail.com9100436360

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026