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Virtual Reality for Tonsil Enlargement
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Research Sponsored by Nationwide Children's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline
Awards & highlights
Study Summary
This trial is testing whether a virtual reality tool can help improve a parent's comprehension of what their child will experience during surgery, and whether it may improve patient and caregiver satisfaction with the overall perioperative experience.
Eligible Conditions
- Surgical Procedure
- Tonsil Enlargement
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ immediately prior to discharge
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediately prior to discharge
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Parent Post-op Anxiety Score
Parent Pre-op Anxiety Score
Patient Post-op Anxiety Score
+1 moreSecondary outcome measures
Parent Satisfaction Score
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Virtual RealityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Virtual reality (VR) will be provided to families of patients undergoing ambulatory pediatric surgery. VR will provide personalized education to patients and their families about the entire continuum of the child's surgical experience. This will range from the hospital registration, the peri-operative experience, including the separation of the child from the parent in the pre-operative area and the anesthetic induction process, and the post-operative hospital ward.
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Families will receive standard pre-operative instructions.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
Nationwide Children's HospitalLead Sponsor
341 Previous Clinical Trials
5,220,389 Total Patients Enrolled
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Eligibility Criteria:
This trial includes the following eligibility criteria:- You cannot use virtual reality due to severe motion sickness or being blind.You are also having another medical procedure alongside the clinical trial.
Research Study Groups:
This trial has the following groups:- Group 1: Virtual Reality
- Group 2: Control
Awards:
This trial has 1 awards, including:- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Timeline:
This trial has the following timeline:- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
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