Children and adolescents with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with or without a co-occurring Intellectual Disability (ID). Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Condition: Participants in the intervention condition will receive access to Virtual Reality (an Oculus Rift 2 and the VR app Ocean Rift) for the duration of their venipuncture procedure.
Sponsors
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children and adolescents with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with or without a co-occurring Intellectual Disability (ID), and their parents/legal caregivers 2. Have a venipuncture scheduled or attend the day ward and require a venipuncture.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children under the age of 5 years and over the age of 18 years 2. Have not been clinically diagnosed as having ASD/ASD-ID 3. Children/adolescents with medical conditions that preclude virtual reality use such as epileptic seizures and vision problems 4. The inability to obtain consent from a parent/legal caregiver, and assent from a child
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. A task analysis of the venipuncture is gathered during the procedure 2. Pain is measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) after the procedure 3. Feasibility data related to wearing the VR headset will be gathered after the procedure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parent and Nurse/Phlebotomist Measures: 1. Behaviour measured by Behaviour Observation Checklist during the venipuncture. 2. Pain measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) during the procedure 3. Satisfaction with VR and venipuncture measured using Likert rating scales after the procedure | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed