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Virtual Reality for Cuts

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Led By Ran D. Goldman, MD
Research Sponsored by University of British Columbia
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up satisfaction question is reported by children immediately following completion of the laceration repair
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Study Summary

Lacerations are a common reason for presentation to the Emergency Department and children needing laceration repair with sutures are experiencing pain and anxiety. Virtual Reality (VR) is an immersive experience using sight, sound, and position sense. Using VR may enhance distraction during the painful procedure and may reduce attention to pain. This study will randomize children (6 - 16 years old) to receive Virtual Reality or standard of care in addition to pharmacoanalgesia during a laceration repair procedure. Investigators will measure pain, anxiety, satisfaction, amount of analgesia and the length of procedure and compare between the two groups.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pain is reported by children immediately following completion of the laceration repair
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pain is reported by children immediately following completion of the laceration repair for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Pain using the Faces Pain Scale - Revised.
Secondary outcome measures
Anxiety using the Venham Situational Anxiety Score
Medication Dose
Parent Satisfaction determined qualitatively by an open ended question
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Virtual RealityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants are distracted by wearing the virtual reality headset and watching a roller coaster app during laceration repair with sutures.
Group II: Control (Standard-of-Care)Active Control1 Intervention
Participants are distracted with Standard-of-Care by doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, child life specialists and/or parents.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Virtual Reality
2017
Completed Phase 3
~1630

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of British ColumbiaLead Sponsor
1,413 Previous Clinical Trials
2,466,897 Total Patients Enrolled
Doctors of BCUNKNOWN
Ran D. Goldman, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of British Columbia

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care for Comfort During Laceration Repair
Ran Goldman 2018. "Virtual Reality vs. Standard-of-Care for Comfort During Laceration Repair". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03681717.
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