Pediatric IV Placement, Virtual Reality Distraction
Conditions
Keywords
Virtual Reality Distraction, Pediatric IV placement
Brief summary
This study aims to prospectively investigate the use of virtual reality headsets on the placement of IVs in a pediatric emergency department, by comparing the first stick success rate, total number of attempts, and the time to successful IV placement between patients who use virtual reality headset technology during the placement and those who receive the standard of care IV placement when child life ( individuals with special training in aiding and augmenting pediatric coping skills) is not available. The investigators will also compare the patient and parent perception of pain and anxiety associated with the IV placement in both study groups. Finally, by detailing which medications have been given prior to use of the VR for IV placement the investigators may evaluate for possible synergistic effects of VR with prior medication administration.
Detailed description
Children often describe procedures involving needles as the most stressful portion of the hospital experience. 1,2 Many studies involving the perception of pain have highlighted the importance of attention for the perception of pain, and, conversely, the benefit of distraction for decreasing pain perception. 3,4 Virtual reality technologies (VR) have been shown to mitigate the experience of pain and anxiety in patients undergoing procedures in a number of different ways. 5,6 While small studies have demonstrated the use of VR to be effective in diminishing pain during intravenous (IV) placement for outpatient imaging in pediatric patients aged 8-12, there have not been large-scale studies assessing the use of VR during IV placement in the Pediatric Emergency Department. 7 Studies examining the use of VR during venipuncture and IV placement also frequently focus on self-reported or parent-reported pain, rather than objectively quantifying number of IV sticks and time to successful IV placement.8 Additionally, the pediatric age ranges which benefit from VR have not been well-established, with some studies citing benefits only in patients over 10 years of age, and others showing improvements in all age groups.7,9,10 This study aims to prospectively investigate the use of virtual reality headsets on the placement of IVs in a pediatric emergency department, by comparing the first stick success rate, total number of attempts, and the time to successful IV placement between patients who use virtual reality headset technology during the placement and those who receive the standard of care IV placement when child life ( individuals with special training in aiding and augmenting pediatric coping skills) is not available. The investigators will also compare the patient and parent perception of pain and anxiety associated with the IV placement in both study groups. Finally, by detailing which medications have been given prior to use of the VR for IV placement the investigators may evaluate for possible synergistic effects of VR with prior medication administration.
Interventions
DEVICEVirtual Reality
Virtual Reality Headset applied to the patient during placement of IV. Control is patient group without headset applied.
Sponsors
Seton Healthcare Family
University of Texas at Austin
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Selected from a single-site level one pediatric emergency department. Pediatric patients aged 4-17 years requiring an IV. Random number generator used to decide which patients will be using VR and which will have standard IV placement
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patient aged 4-17 years * Requiring IV placement * Child Life unavailable
Exclusion criteria
* Previous enrollment in the study * Physically/ developmentally unable to tolerate headset * Skin/eye pathology * Critically ill patient * Language other than English or Spanish * Student Nurse placing IV
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Successful IV placement with first attempt | 6 months | success in first attempt in VR group vs non VR group |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| time to establishing successful IV | 6 months | time to establishing successful IV in VR group vs non VR group |
| Pre vs Post FACES revised pain scale parents | 6 months | Pre vs Post FACES pain scale in VR group vs non VR group |
| Pre vs Post FACES revised pain Scale patients | 6 months | Pre vs Post FACES pain scale in VR group vs non VR group |
| number of attempts before successfully establishing IV | 6 months | number of attempts before successful IV placement in VR group vs non VR group |
| Pre vs Post Likert-Type Anxiety Scale- patients | 6 months | Pre vs Post Likert-Type Anxiety Scale of patients in VR group vs non VR group |
| age range of patients that tolerate VR | 6 months | Which of evaluated age range of 4-17 years tolerate VR placement |
| Pre vs Post Likert-Type Anxiety Scale - parents | 6 months | Pre vs Post Likert-Type Anxiety Scale of parents in VR group vs non VR group |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactAnna K Schlechter, MD
Backup ContactMatthew Wilkinson, MD
Outcome results
None listed