Children with various somatic conditions who need to undergo an MRI at the Erasmus MC Rotterdam or Amsterdam UMC. Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Children are randomly assigned to one of two treatment arms: Virtual Reality preparation app or Care as Usual.
Virtual REALITY preparation encompasses a virtual, 3D environment that i
Sponsors
Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consecutive pediatric patients (aged 6-14 years), undergoing an MRI at the Erasmus MC – Sophia or the Amsterdam UMC-Emma children's hospital, between May 2021 and December 2022
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mental retardation 2. Inability of parents to read or write Dutch 3. Epilepsy 4. Visual impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety is measured using a visual analogue scale before, during and after the MRI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Sedation and anesthesia acquired from the patient dossier over the three measurement periods (i.e., pre-A, peri-B, post MRI-C) 2. Parental periproduceral anxiety using the STAI at each measurement 3. Quality of the obtained MRI images based on quantifying the blurring of the edge spread function at the border of the head that is associated with head movement during scanning. This algorithm provides a fine detailed measure with a Gaussian distribution of motion artifacts during scanning at time B 4. Duration of MRI acquisition (min) 5. Satisfaction measured using the visual analogue scale at time C 6. Child behavioral/emotional problems measured using the CBCL at time A | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed