Effects of virtual reality intervention on anxiety and pain in children undergoing circumcision under local anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2200056633

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2022-02-09

Start date

2022-02-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-09-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Perioperative anxiety and pain

Interventions

Indoor -VR group:The patient wears VR glasses during the perioperative period, and the content is the indoor room

control group:No

Pro-ecological-VR group:The patient wears VR glasses during the perioperative period, and the content is pro-ecology

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

7 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 7-18 who underwent circumcision under local anesthesia between January 2022 and September 2022.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to wear earphones due to head/face injury; Head/face skin ulcer or other infectious skin condition; Vertigo symptoms; 2. Visual impairment and blindness; Serious developmental or cognitive delay; Epilepsy; Parents cannot read or write Chinese; 3. The physical condition of the American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is less than III and requires anti-anxiety drugs before operation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale;VAS-anxiety;faces pain scale-Revised;heart rate;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
electroencephalogram-derived pain index;electroencephalogram-derived panxiety index;igroup presence questionnaire;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhu Binbin

the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University

pingchi1983@126.com+86 15957485723

Outcome results

None listed

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