To assess how immersive 360-degree educational video in Virtual Reality (VR) affects preoperative fear and postoperative pain in a population of children undergoing tonsillectomy

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Preoperative fear and postoperative pain; video 360 degree; fear; pain; preoperative; pediatrics; virtual Reality (VR)

• Registration Number: TCTR20240513003
• Lead Sponsor: /A

Brief Summary

A 360-degree educational film reduced preoperative fear and postoperative pain compared to the control.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-04-30
• Study Start: 2024-05-13
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

children between the ages of 6 and 12 who were having their first surgery, restricted to outpatient procedures and a single intervention, and who could speak Arabic.

Exclusion Criteria

Genetic or congenital abnormalities, chronic sickness, and prior surgical history were among the exclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain directly postoperative in PACU and one hour later Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear preoperative as abse line and after the children in the experiment group watched the video in VR The Children's Fear Scale