Actively Recruiting
The WOW Project (WOW): Wonders Of The World Through Virtual Reality for Hospitalized Children
Led by Stanford University · Updated on 2025-10-20
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
59 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Hospitalized pediatric patients are unable to leave the hospital to engage in traditional learning environments. Patients often feel depressed, disconnected from learning, and socially withdrawn. The Stanford Chariot Program proposes a partnership with the Palo Alto Unified Hospital School at Stanford Children's Health to reignite patients' emotional well-being through learning. The WOW Project aims to use virtual reality (VR) to travel with hospitalized children to the Wonders of the World (WOW). Combining this immersive learning modality with complementary hands-on activities at the bedside, the investigators will transport them from their hospital room into a nurturing virtual environment to stimulate their emotional, mental, and social growth while they are physically healing. The investigators will evaluate their overall joy and awe of learning by using standardized emotional scales.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The WOW Project (WOW): Wonders Of The World Through Virtual Reality for Hospitalized Children
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Between the age of 5 and 17.
- English speaking.
- Anticipated in-patient stay for more than 1 day.
You will not qualify if you...
- Legal guardian not present to obtain consent
- Child with a significant neurological condition, or major developmental disability
- Child with active infection of the face or hand
- A history of severe motion sickness
- A history of seizures caused by flashing light
- Major surgery within the last 12 hours
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Thomas Caruso, MD, PhD
CONTACT
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Astrid Suen, MMedSc
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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