Status:

COMPLETED

VR Usage in Non-Invasive Surgical Sub-Specialty Procedures

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Conditions:

Stress, Emotional

Stress, Psychological

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Preprocedural, preoperative, and prevascular access anxiety in pediatric patients has been previously shown to increase the likelihood of family stressors, agitation, sleep disturbances, and negative ...

Detailed Description

Anxiety among children undergoing non-invasive surgical subspecialty procedures is common. Not only is high anxiety traumatic, but research in a surgical setting indicates that high anxiety in childre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Be between ages of 2-18 years of age
  • Have comprehension of instructions in the English language
  • Have parental consent
  • Pediatric patients must be undergoing non-invasive surgical subspecialty procedures at an Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) out-patient clinic
  • Children who are normally healthy (ASA I) or have a mild systemic disease (ASA II,III)

Exclusion

  • Significant cognitive impairment/developmental delays per parental report or H\&P.
  • Children with ASA IV (severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life) or ASA V (unstable patients not expected to survive \>24 hours or without the operation)
  • Children currently taking psychotropic mediations will be excluded from this study due to the affect emotion modulation
  • Strong parental or patient preference for pharmacological anxiolytic
  • Strong parental or patient preference for specific anxiety-reducing technique

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 16 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 11 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

291 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03464955

Start Date

October 16 2017

End Date

July 11 2023

Last Update

September 28 2023

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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304