Smartphone virtual reality exposure before paediatric surgery: effects on pre- and post-procedural pain and anxiety

• Conditions: KNO ingrepen; ear-nose-throat problems; scoliosis; 10005944

• Registration Number: NL-OMON53806
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 9 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible are: consecutive pediatric patients (aged 6-18 years) undergoing
(adeno)tonsillectomy at Maasstad ziekenhuis or scoliosis surgery at Sophia
Children's Hospital under general anesthesia, between October 2022 and December
2023.

Exclusion Criteria

Mental retardation, severe visual disability, preoperative use of anxiolytic
medication, inability to read and write Dutch

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameter is postoperative pain upon awakening from anaesthesia<br /><br>(T4) assessed with a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst<br /><br>imaginable pain) and the observational, Face, Legs, Activity, Cry,<br /><br>Consolability (FLACC) scale.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secundary outcome measurements include:<br /><br>- postoperative analgesics use<br /><br>- anxiety level of the child during induction of anaesthesia<br /><br>- compliance during induction of anaesthesia<br /><br>- user experience<br /><br>- postoperative sleep problems<br /><br>- length of hospital stay</p><br>