Children After Open Heart Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
virtual reality, heart surgery
Brief summary
This study will be conducted to investigate: * The effect of virtual reality on pain in children after open heart surgery, * The effect of virtual reality on arterial blood gases in children after open heart surgery, * The effect of virtual reality on functional capacity in children after open heart surgery.
Interventions
DEVICEvirtual reality glasses
Designed cardiac physical therapy program applied through virtual reality glasses for study group
OTHERDesigned cardiac physical therapy program
Designed cardiac physical therapy program without virtual reality glasses
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Both genders will be included. * Their age range from 6 to 12 years. * Children after open heart surgery ( phase I cardiac rehabilitation).
Exclusion criteria
The children have one or more of the following will be excluded: * Any child Suffering from any other chronic congenital diseases. * Severe visual or auditory problems. * Neurological problems. * Vertigo problems. * Post surgical hemorrhage. * Post surgical arrhythmia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain level | 1 hour /session 1 time / day for 5 consecutive days | Pain level assessment by Wong-Baker faces scale: |
| arterial blood gases | 1 hour /session 1 time / day for 5 consecutive days | Arterial Blood Gases Analysis to detect blood gases |
| functional capacity | 1 hour /session 1 time / day for 5 consecutive days | The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) for assessment functional capacity |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed