Pain, Acute, Pediatric Cancer, Virtual Reality
Conditions
Keywords
virtual reality, phlebotomy, pain, fear, anxiety, emotional apperance
Brief summary
In this study, the effect of virtual reality, which is one of the pain relief methods, on the pain, fear and emotional appearance associated with the procedure, was evaluated in children aged 4-12 years who will undergo phelobotomy in a Pediatric Hematology and Oncology outpatient clinic.
Detailed description
This prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in the pediatric hematology and oncology polyclinic blood collection unit of a university hospital in Turkey. Patients undergoing phelobotomy were allocated to virtual reality or control groups according to a stratified randomization scheme.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVirtual Reality
Oculus Quest 2 256 GB All-In-One Vr Virtual Reality Glasses were used in the study.
Sponsors
Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Dokuz Eylul University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The child's pain and fear were evaluated blindly to each other by the parent and the nurse who performed the phelobotomy attempt.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
the age range is between 4-12 to apply to the pediatric hematology and oncology outpatient clinic and to have blood taken consent of the child and parent to voluntarily participate in the study The child does not have a physical or psychological deficit that would prevent them from wearing glasses to watch virtual reality.
Exclusion criteria
having a fever (\>37.5C) and severe dehydration Before the invasive procedure, the patient was given anagesics.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain assesed by Wong-Baker FACES | procedure - during the phelobotomy | Wong-Baker FACES (WB-FACES) Pain Rating Scale used. This scale uses in children aged 3 and older to rate pain severity. This numeric rating scale ranges from 0 to 10 |
| Fear assesed by Child Fear Scale | procedure -during the phelobotomy | The Child Fear Scale (CFS), this one-item scale measures procedure-related fear in children, consists of five sex-neutral faces, ranges from 0 (no fear) to extreme fear. |
| Anxiety assesed by Children Anxiety Meter-State | procedure- during the phelobotomy | The Children's Anxiety Meter (CAM-S). The Children's Anxiety Meter assesses children's anxiety and uses before medical procedures. This scale is drawn like a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom and also includes horizontal lines at intervals going up to the top (0-10). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| emotional apperance assesed by Emotional Appearance Scale for Children | Baseline - before the phelobotomy | This scale allows direct behavioral observation, consists of 5 different behavioral categories; 'Facial Expression', 'Speaking', 'Activity', 'Interaction' and 'Cooperation Level'. Scale scoring is done by reviewing the descriptions of behavior in each category and selecting the numerical value that most represents the observed behavior. Each category is scored from 1 to 5. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed