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Effect of virtual reality on pain and anxiety

Effect of virtual reality on pain and anxiety of circumcision in children over 5 years of age

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190419043323N1
Enrollment
40
Registered
2020-01-11
Start date
2019-03-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-02-24

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Conditions

Circumcision surgery. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Virtual reality technology. In the intervention group, using a virtual reality headset (Remax-RT-V03 audio-visual glasses with internal memory) the circumcision ed

Sponsors

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
5 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children Referred to the Urology Clinic of Gonabad University Jihad for Circumcision Surgery Complete the informed consent form to participate in the research Age over 5 years Not having a history of personality anxiety (interviewing parents) No history of surgery (interview with parents) Has no history of hearing or visual impairments (interview with parents) Lack of hypospadiasis or epipadiasis Lack of clotting problems

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The child or parent's unwillingness to continue participating in the study for any reason Developing extreme anxiety during the study Abnormal bleeding during surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: 30 minutes before circumcision, The moment the circumcision begins, End of circumcision. Method of measurement: OUCHER pain questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: 30 minutes before circumcision, The moment the circumcision begins, End of circumcision. Method of measurement: observational scale of behavioral distress – revised.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: 30 minutes before circumcision, The moment the circumcision begins, End of circumcision. Method of measurement: Oucher Pain Questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: 30 minutes before circumcision, The moment the circumcision begins, End of circumcision. Method of measurement: observational scale of behavioral distress – revised.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactmoosa sajjadi

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

sajjadi1975@gmail.com+98 51 5722 3028

Outcome results

None listed

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