Acute Pain Pain Management
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 4 to 6 years 11 months and 29 days. Both sexes. Child awake. Child accompanied by parents or legal guardian over 18 years of age capable of consenting and native Portuguese speaker. No analgesics or sedatives received in the 12 hours prior to enrollment. Indication for varicella vaccine
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Fever = 37.5°C on the day. Undergone needle interventions on the same day. Diagnosed with cognitive deficit or any psychiatric condition such as autism depression or anxiety. Severe neurological conditions that alter behavioral assessment such as epilepsy cerebral palsy or seizures. Withdrawal by the guardian. Visual or hearing impairment. Oculomotor and convergence disorders such as strabismus or nystagmus. History of migraine or labyrinthitis. Head injuries preventing painless placement of VR glasses
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome will be pain intensity measured by the self-report Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) composed of six faces with scores from 0 to 10 being 0 no pain and 10 very much pain applied after the child stabilizes post-vaccination using the validated Portuguese version made available by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will include feasibility analysis through eligibility and recruitment and retention and attrition and protocol fidelity and missing data and data loss rates as well as the satisfaction rate of the child and guardian and health professional involved in vaccination | — |
Countries
BR
Contacts
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana