A fun trip to the operating room: Exploring the Effects of Virtual Reality (VR) Gaming on Preoperative Anxiety in Children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2500097333

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2025-02-18

Start date

2024-04-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-24

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Conditions

Perioperative anxiety in children

Interventions

VR Experience Group:The patient tries out the VR device after completing a routine preoperative anesthesia interview the day before and enters the operating room with the VR device the next day

Conventional preoperative talk group:conventional preoperative anesthesia talk with no special treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children undergoing tonsillectomy with total intravenous general anesthesia between December 2023 and December 2024 Inclusion criteria (need to meet all the following entries) 1 Age: 5-12 years old, any gender; 2Body mass index (BMI): 14kg/m^2=28kg/m^2 3ASA anesthesia classification ?-?; 4No previous history of anesthesia surgery; 5 No previous history of epilepsy and asthma; 6Elective surgical patients undergoing total intravenous induction of anesthesia; 7 Anticipated anesthesia procedure time < 120 min; 8Children without chronic neurologic or psychiatric diseases and able to express their wishes correctly; 9No history of previous head trauma or motion sickness; 10No children with a history of taking long-term sedative and analgesic drugs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors; 11Those who have not participated in clinical trials of other drugs in the last 1 month 12 Parents or legal guardians of the child signing an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1Unpredictable difficult airway was found after induction of anesthesia; 2Analgesic and sedative drugs, antiemetic drugs and antipruritic drugs were made in the 24h before the operation; 3Children with body temperature higher than 38°C or with symptoms of acute upper respiratory tract infection in the 24h prior to surgery;

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety ;Induction of cooperation;Anxiety;Anxiety;Anxiety;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Agitation;Pain;Satisfaction;Behavior;General family situation;Children's temperament;Parental anxiety;Heart rate;Blood pressure;Sedative remedy;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactBinbin Cai

Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

6515128@zju.edu.cn+86 137 7758 3675

Outcome results

None listed

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