Virtual Reality Pediatric Orthopaedic Outpatient Procedures (VPRO)
Anxiety, Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Anxiety
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- child must be between the ages of 4 and 18 years
- the parent/guardians and child are both able to speak and read English or have a translator be present for them
Exclusion Criteria:
- symptoms of respiratory or gastrointestinal infection
- visual, auditory, cognitive impairment or developmental delay
- history of seizures or epilepsy
Sites / Locations
- British Columbia Children's Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Virtual Reality (VR)
No Virtual Reality (VR)
The intervention will consist of standard of care (SOC) in addition to the use of virtual reality. SOC consists of the technician/care provider explaining the procedure while using speech to be comforting and supportive in addition to parent/guardians being allowed to console and distract their child during the procedure and interacting with other distractions techniques that may be available (ie. ipad, or mobile device) Patients assigned to the VR group will interact with VR through mobile-based VR googles.
This arm will receive regular standard of care (SOC), the same that would be received if they were not enrolled in the study. SOC will include the technician/care provider explaining the procedure while using speech to be comforting and supportive in addition to parent/guardians being allowed to console and distract their child during the procedure and interacting with other distractions techniques that may be available (ie. ipad, or mobile device)