Status:

COMPLETED

Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Pain in Pediatric Vaccination

Lead Sponsor:

Cardenal Herrera University

Conditions:

Virtual Reality

Vaccination

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-14 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Objective: to estimate the effect of virtual reality as a distracting technique against traditional distracting techniques in the vaccination procedure in the pediatric population. Design: randomized...

Detailed Description

Process: The health professional responsible for carrying out the intervention will be the nurse of the pediatric consultation of the Health Center where the study will be carried out. She is the onl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children aged between 3 and 14 years old, who attend a pediatric nursing office of the Fuensanta Health Center (Valencia) for immunization by vaccine.
  • Children who are accompanied by a caregiver (father, mother, legal guardian) during the procedure.
  • That both the child and the caregiver understand and speak Spanish.
  • That they have consented to participate in the study: in children by verbal consent and in their father, mother, legal guardian, by signing the informed consent document.

Exclusion

  • Children with sensory problems that prevent the use of RV.
  • Children with sensory impairment of pain perception (for example, spina bifida).
  • Children who have taken analgesic medication on the day of the puncture, either orally or topically in the puncture area.
  • Children with a history of seizures or dizziness.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

162 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04096833

Start Date

March 1 2021

End Date

June 1 2023

Last Update

February 7 2024

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Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera

Valencia, Spain, 46115