Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Virtual Reality on Pre-Operative Anxiety and Induction of Anesthesia in Children and Adolescents
Lead Sponsor:
Valley Anesthesiology Consultants
Collaborating Sponsors:
KindVR
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Conditions:
Tonsillectomy
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-11 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pain and anxiety have a direct correlation. Patients who experience anxiety are more susceptible to feeling pain, and patients who experience pain are more likely to have a component of anxiety associ...
Detailed Description
There are approximately five million pediatric surgeries performed in the United States every year, and approximately 50% of pediatric patients experience significant stress and anxiety before their s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Any patient undergoing tonsillectomy or tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy procedure
- Must be between the ages of 5 and 11 years
- Anxious/moderate anxiety patients (mYPAS greater than or equal to 30)
Exclusion
- Any patient with preoperative peripherally placed IV
- Any patient who is cognitively impaired
- Any patient with a previous surgery
- ASA Physical Status higher than II
- Body Mass Index \>30
- A history of affective disorder, attention disorder, or psychotropic medication use
- Calm/low anxiety patients (mYPAS less than 30)
- Deaf or blind
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 20 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03239743
Start Date
July 20 2017
End Date
May 1 2019
Last Update
October 19 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016