Virtual reality in surgical preparation for children and adolescents
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Elective pediatric surgical procedures
- Registration Number
- DRKS00034778
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Kinderchirurgie und Kinder- und Jugendurologie EvKB Universitätsklinikum OWL der Universität Bielefeld Campus Bielefeld-Bethel
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Pediatric surgery patients between the ages of 6 - 12 with elective procedures under general anesthesia
- Inclusion only if a written declaration of consent from the child and a legal guardian is available
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients under 6 and over 12 years of age
- Pediatric surgical patients requiring emergency care
- Patients with limited communication skills
- Patients who meet the inclusion criteria but do not have their own declaration of consent and/or a declaration of consent from their legal guardian (refusal/non-existence)
- Inability of the child and/or legal guardian to understand the German-language VR recording, the informed consent interview and the questionnaires
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety reduction
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Side effects of VR use<br>Reduction in the need for information