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The Effect Of Preoperative Virtual Reality Distraction To Reduce Anxiety in Pediatric Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia

The Effect Of Preoperative Virtual Reality Distraction To Reduce Anxiety in Pediatric Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia

Status
Unknown
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20241012011
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-10-12
Start date
2024-09-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Anxiety in pediatric patient VR, Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Pediatric

Interventions

1. When the patient is in the inpatient room, the patient will be introduced to the VR device 2. When the patient arrives in the surgery reception room, the first anxiety assessment will be carried o
Experimental Device,No Intervention No treatment
Virtual Reality distration,standard treatment

Sponsors

Department of anesthesiology and intensive Therapy, faculty of medicine, Udayana University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 5-12 years 2. ASA I-II 3. Undergoing elective surgery with general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Parents refuse to participate 2. Side effects (cybersickness) occur when the patient is introduced to VR 3. History of head/facial injury/disorder that will interfere with the use of VR devices 4. Patients with impaired consciousness 5. Open wounds, lice, scabies or other skin infections on the head/face 6. Symptoms and history of vertigo 7. Blindness (Vision <6/60; determined based on parental report and confirmed by an ophthalmologist if necessary) 8. Developmental delays and cognitive function 9. Patients who do not fit the device 10. Patients with nutritional disorders (malnutrition)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety score just before the administration of sedative hypnotic agent in the surgery reception room mYPAS (Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
none none none

Countries

Indonesia

Contacts

Public ContactAnesthesiology and Department

Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department

anesthesiology@unud.ac.id0361235980

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026