Virtual Reality for Anxiolysis During Laceration Repair in the Pediatric Emergency Room
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety, Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 5 - 13 |
| Updated: | 1/9/2019 |
| Start Date: | April 15, 2018 |
| End Date: | November 2019 |
| Contact: | Sondra M Nemetski, MD, PhD |
| Email: | snemetsk@montefiore.org |
| Phone: | 646-283-3476 |
A Feasibility Study for the Use of Virtual Reality to Reduce Procedural Anxiety for Children Undergoing Laceration Repair in the Pediatric Emergency Room
The investigators propose a pilot study to examine the feasibility of utilizing immersive
virtual reality to reduce procedural anxiety in children undergoing non-facial laceration
repair in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
The investigators hypothesize that virtual reality will be well-received by patients and
their caregivers, and that the anxiety provoked by laceration repair will be mitigated by the
immersive virtual reality experience.
virtual reality to reduce procedural anxiety in children undergoing non-facial laceration
repair in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
The investigators hypothesize that virtual reality will be well-received by patients and
their caregivers, and that the anxiety provoked by laceration repair will be mitigated by the
immersive virtual reality experience.
Inclusion Criteria:
- children 5-13 years of age
- present to ED during the study period with non-facial lacerations
- patient to undergo wound closure with sutures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with lacerations on the head/face
- Patients with lacerations sustained in conjunction with loss of consciousness, altered
mental status, life-threatening injuries/illness or multi-trauma
- Patients who sustained a laceration in conjunction with an open fracture
- Patients with open skin, lice, scabies, or other infectious skin conditions on the
head/face
- Patients with a history of or current symptoms of vertigo
- Patients who are blind
- Patients with significant developmental or cognitive delays who may not be able to
engage with or tolerate the virtual reality environment, as determined by their
parent/caregiver
- Patients on whom the VR headset does not fit appropriately
- Non-English speaking patients will be excluded from this study (we do not have funds
available to translate the study documents into other languages)
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