Virtual reality exposure before elective pediatric day-care surgery: effects on pre- and postoperative anxiety and pain

Virtual reality exposure before elective pediatric day-care surgery: effects on pre- and postoperative anxiety and pain (a randomized controlled trial)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON26527

Enrollment

200

Registered

2016-11-03

Start date

2017-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Virtual Reality, Exposure, Anxiety, Children, Surgery, Anesthesia

Interventions

VRE preparation encompasses an animated virtual, three dimensional (3D) environment that mimics the environment of the operation theatre in the Sophia Children’s Hospital. In the VRE environment, chi

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consecutive pediatric patients: - aged 4-12 years - undergoing day care elective surgery (i.e. ear-, nose-, throat, dental, or oral surgery) at the Sophia Children’s Hospital - ASA classification I-III - undergoing surgery between February 2017 and August 2018

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Mental retardation (due to a specified syndrome) - Inability of parents to read or write Dutch - Epilepsy - Visual impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Children’s state anxiety level during induction of anesthesia (measured by the mYPAS, continuous score).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- children’s pre- and postoperative anxiety - postoperative pain - emergence delirium - use of analgesics - health care use, and - pre- and postoperative parental anxiety	—

Contacts

Public ContactRobin Eijlers

Bezoekadres: Postbus 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam

r.eijlers@erasmusmc.nl010 703 60 96

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)