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Can Vritual Reality Make a Lumbar Puncture Easier? A Study on Comfort in the Hospital.

Application of vritual reality prior lumbar puncture to reduce pain, fear and anxiety level and evaluation of patient satisfaction of patient with meningitis: Randomize clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250803066743N1
Enrollment
135
Registered
2025-09-28
Start date
2025-02-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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

Conditions

Patient undergoing lumbar puncture.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group(A): This group receives the core study intervention. Their experince is defined by the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in addition to the standard care protocol for lumb

Sponsors

University of Baghdad/ Colloge of Nursing
Lead Sponsor
University of Baghdad/ Colloge of Nursing
Collaborator
Unversity of Baghdad/ Colloge of Nursing
Collaborator
The University of Baghdad/ Colloge of Nursing
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing for Lumbar puncture Patients suspected with Meningitis disease Patients free from chroinc health problem Agree to particpate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients having cerebal spinal fluid (CSF) drainage Vitally unstable and unconscious patient Cognitive Impairment: patient unable to provide informal conset Age under 18 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome:pain intensity. Timepoint: Immediatly after procedure is complete. Method of measurement: Measured using a validate self report pain sacle Visual Analoge Sacle (VAS).;Fear and Anxiety level. Timepoint: Will be taken both before and immediatly after procedure is complete. Method of measurement: Measured using a validate self report scale Visual Analoge Scale for fear and anxiety.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Patient satisfaction. Timepoint: After procedure is compelet. Method of measurement: Patients asked to rate their level of satisfaction on a Visual Analoge Sacle. This sacle is a ruler 10 cm(100mm) the result is determind by measuring the distance in millimeters on vertical line ranging between. 0= not satisfied at all, 100= Iam very satisfied. The participants will give the result of satisfaction immediatly after procedure is complete.

Countries

Iraq

Contacts

Public ContactAmer Maki Kasim

The University of Baghdad/ Colloge of Nursing

aamer.mekki2202p@conursing.uobaghdad.edu.iq+964 771 607 1470

Outcome results

None listed

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