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Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) Virtual Reality (VR) Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Parents
Language
Anxiety
Interventions
Behavioral: Virtual Reality
Registration Number
NCT03689868
Lead Sponsor
Stanford University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology based distraction) for preventing anxiety in parental and pediatric populations with limited English proficiency (LEP).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria
  • Ages 0-99 (Child participants will be ages 0 to 17. Parents of children of any age may also be enrolled)
  • Able to consent
  • Self-identified as having a limited English proficiency or English-proficiency
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Exclusion Criteria
  • People who do not consent
  • Significant Cognitive Impairment
  • History of Severe Motion Sickness
  • Current Nausea
  • Seizures
  • Visual Problems
  • Patients whose children are clinically unstable or require urgent/emergent intervention
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Virtual RealityVirtual Reality-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Procedural-Related AnxietyDuration of intervention, approximately 20-30 minutes

Validated questionnaires regarding anxiety will be administers pre- and post-intervention (i.e virtual reality) and compared to those in the control arm (i.e no virtual reality)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

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Palo Alto, California, United States

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