Impact of Virtual Reality on Pain, Anxiety and Depression in Pediatric Patients with ESRD on Regular Hemodialysis Through Arteriovenous Fistula.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- SCARED for anxiety Screen for Child Anxiety Disoders {SCARED} Child, parent version: It is a self-report screening questionnaire for anxiety disorders during hemodialysis
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This case control study will be conducted to study the effectiveness of Virtual Reality technique on pain during arteriovenous cannulation and on reduction of anxiety and depression in Pediatric Patients with ESRD undergoing regular hemodialysis through arteriovenous fistula.
Detailed Description
This case control study will be conducted at nephrology and dialysis Unit Pediatric Department Tanta University Hospital (TUH) for a period of 6 months starting from April 2024.This study will be conducted on convenient sample of 60 participants. they will be classified as follow group A (cases) Group B (controls)each group will contain 30 children and adolescents with end stage renal disease on regular hemodialysis for three times weekly at our nephrology Unit at TUH during the period of the study
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 8 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Pediatric patients with end stage renal disease aged from 8 to 18 years on regular hemodialysis through functioning arteriovenous fistula and are fully oriented with time, persons and place at time of data collection. All participants either cases or controls suffer from anxiety, depression or both.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children with temporary or permanent catheter for dialysis.
- •Children with mental illness, visual and auditory defects.
- •Children took any pharmacological pain reliever or antipsychotic drugs.
- •Non anxious or depressed Children.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
SCARED for anxiety Screen for Child Anxiety Disoders {SCARED} Child, parent version: It is a self-report screening questionnaire for anxiety disorders during hemodialysis
Time Frame: 6 months
The SCARED is useful for generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, phobic disorders, and potentially school anxiety problems. Cases and controls will be asked to complete the questionnaire before entering the study (examination No. I) and after its completion after 3 months (examination No. II).
Secondary Outcomes
- The Children's Depression Inventory scale for depression during hemodialysis(6 months)
Investigators
Sara Mabrouk Elghoul
lecturer of pediatrics
Tanta University