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The Effect of Video Watching With Virtual Reality Glasses on Pain and Fear of Children

A study testing suturing procedure in people with Child and Pain, run by Zühal Artuvan at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Trial summary

IInvasive procedures such as suturing cause pain and fear in children. The high level of pain and fear of children makes it difficult to adapt to the procedure. It is a randomized controlled study planned to examine the effect of watching videos with virtual reality glasses as a distraction method while suturing in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 to 12 years
Conditions the study is for
Child, Pain, Fear
What is being tested?
suturing procedure
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
84 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Oct 2022to 31 Jul 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Children aged 7-12 years,
  • Suture the emergency room on 01 October 2022 - 31 March 2023 children applying for expulsion,
  • Informed volunteer signers (child and parent),
  • Children without mental and developmental retardation,
  • No history of epilepsy,
  • Have not taken painkillers in the last 6 hours,
  • There will be no stitches around the eyes and head (where the virtual reality glasses will coincide) kids
  • They are children who can speak and communicate in Turkish.

Who cannot join

  • Children under 7 years old and over 12 years old,
  • Children who applied to the emergency room for suturing except between 01 October 2022 - 31 March 2023,
  • Those who did not sign the informed consent form (child and parent),
  • Children with mental and developmental retardation, with a history of epilepsy,
  • Have taken painkillers in the last 6 hours,
  • Stitches will be placed around the eyes and head (where the virtual reality glasses will coincide) kids
  • These are children who cannot speak Turkish and cannot be communicated.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Mersin Toros Public Hospital

    Mersin, Akdeniz, 33343

    Zühal Artuvan, zuhalartuvan@gmail.com

    Recruiting

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Video Watching With Virtual Reality Glasses on Pain and Fear of Children Presenting to the Emergency Department for Suture: A Randomized Controlled Study

IInvasive procedures such as suturing cause pain and fear in children. The high level of pain and fear of children makes it difficult to adapt to the procedure. It is a randomized controlled study planned to examine the effect of watching videos with virtual reality glasses as a distraction method while suturing in 7-12 age group children. Araştırma Acil Müdahale Odasında 01 Ekim 2022-31 Mart 2023 tarihlerinde yürütülmesi planlanmaktadır. In the collection of data; It is planned to use the Child Information Form, Wong-Baker Pain Scale, Child Fear Scale, which was created as a result of the literature review.

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TChildren may feel pain and fear during invasive procedures in the emergency room. The methodology of the research planned to be conducted in the Emergency Service with the participation of 84 children who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria between 01 October 2022 and 31 March 2023 is explained below. Children who apply to the emergency department due to an incision come to the emergency room and suturing takes place in this room. Two nurses work in this room, which is approximately 20 square meters, located at the entrance of the emergency room. G*Power 3.1.9.4 program was used to determine the number of children to be included in the study and control groups. In order for the difference between the study and control groups to be statistically significant in the study to be conducted, taking into account the previous studies, a total of at least 84 children (42 studies, 42 control groups) with 0.55 effect size, 80% power and 5% type 1 error according to the t test) is planned to be included in the study.

Hypothesis 10: : There is no difference in pain scores before, during and after suturing procedure in children watching videos with virtual reality glasses compared to the control group.

Hypothesis 11: There is a difference in pain scores before, during and after suturing in children watching videos with virtual reality glasses compared to the control group.

Hypothesis 20: There is no difference between the fear scores of children watching videos with virtual reality glasses before, during and after suturing compared to the control group.

Hypothesis 22: There is a difference between the fear scores of children watching videos with virtual reality glasses before, during and after suturing compared to the control group.

84 children will be assigned as study (42) and control (42) by block randomization method. In the study, block randomization will be done to eliminate selection bias and to provide balance in the number of individuals. The determined blocks will be created by the statistician with the codes obtained from the permutation-based computer program (https://www.randomizer.org). Then, it will be determined whether A and B are the experimental or control group by drawing lots. After the patient is evaluated according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria, self-tests will be performed by obtaining consent. In the research, single blinding will be done so that the participants will not know that they are in the experimental and control groups. In the collection of data; It is planned to use the Child Information Form, Wong-Baker Pain Scale, Child Fear Scale, which was created as a result of the literature review. In the research, video surveillance with virtual reality glasses will form the intervention group. Three minutes before watching the video with the Virtual Reality Glasses, the cartoon chosen by the child (Puzzle Tower and Z Team from the cartoons broadcast on TRT children) will be started to be watched. Pain and fear scores will be recorded before, during and after the procedure. Each child will be shown 1 episode of cartoons. This time is approximately 15 minutes. The data will be recorded before, during and after the procedure by the parent and the researcher. Researchers will definitely not perform suturing. The same health personnel will perform the suturing procedure. During the suturing procedure, data will be collected from the child by the researcher. A statistical package program will be used in the evaluation of the data. The scale mean scores of the groups will be evaluated with descriptive statistics (mean, percentage, frequency, etc.). The relevant statistics will be made according to the normality of the distribution.

Being tested
suturing procedure
Keywords
suture, virtual reality glasses, pain, fear, child
Medical subject headings
Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • suturing procedureProcedure or surgery

    Children presenting to the emergency department for suturing

Study groups in NCT05543876
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
intervention groupExperimentalgroup watching video with virtual reality glasses
Receives: Procedure: suturing procedure
control groupNo interventionwithout any intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Wong Baker Pain score of the intervention group before the suture procedure

    Wong Baker Pain Score; The pain level of the faces on the scale is explained to the child: "0=no pain……..10=unbearably severe pain".According to the scoring; 0-4 means mild pain, 5-6 moderate, 7-8 severe, 9-10 unbearable pain.

    Measured: Wong Baker pain score of the intervention group three minutes before the suture procedure

  2. Wong Baker Pain Score during suture procedure of the intervention group

    Wong Baker Pain Score; The pain level of the faces on the scale is explained to the child: "0=no pain……..10=unbearably severe pain".According to the scoring; 0-4 means mild pain, 5-6 moderate, 7-8 severe, 9-10 unbearable pain.

    Measured: Wong Baker Pain Score at the time of suturing of the intervention group

  3. Wong Baker Pain Score of the control group before suture procedure

    Wong Baker Pain Score; The pain level of the faces on the scale is explained to the child: "0=no pain……..10=unbearably severe pain".According to the scoring; 0-4 means mild pain, 5-6 moderate, 7-8 severe, 9-10 unbearable pain.

    Measured: Wong Baker Pain Score of the control group three minutes before the suture procedure

  4. Wong Baker Pain Score during suture procedure of the control group

    Wong Baker Pain Score;The pain level of the faces on the scale is explained to the child: "0=no pain……..10=unbearably severe pain".According to the scoring; 0-4 means mild pain, 5-6 moderate, 7-8 severe, 9-10 unbearable pain.

    Measured: Wong Baker Pain Score at the time of suturing of the control group

  5. Child Fear Scale Score before the suture procedure of the intervention group

    Child Fear Scale Score; It consists of five drawn facial expressions ranging from a neutral expression (0=no anxiety) to a frightened face (4=severe anxiety) with scores ranging from 0-4.

    Measured: Child Fear Scale Score 3 minutes before suture of the intervention group

  6. Child Fear Scale Score during the suture procedure of the intervention group

    Child Fear Scale Score; It consists of five drawn facial expressions ranging from a neutral expression (0=no anxiety) to a frightened face (4=severe anxiety) with scores ranging from 0-4.

    Measured: Child Fear Score at the time of suturing of the intervention group

  7. Child Fear Scale Score before the suture procedure of the control group

    Child Fear Scale Score; It consists of five drawn facial expressions ranging from a neutral expression (0=no anxiety) to a frightened face (4=severe anxiety) with scores ranging from 0-4.

    Measured: Child Fear Scale Score 3 minutes before suture of the control group

  8. Child Fear Scale Score during the suture procedure of the control group

    Child Fear Scale Score;It consists of five drawn facial expressions ranging from a neutral expression (0=no anxiety) to a frightened face (4=severe anxiety) with scores ranging from 0-4.

    Measured: Child Fear Score at the time of suturing of the control group

  9. Wong Baker Pain score of the intervention group after the suture procedure

    Wong Baker Pain ScoreThe pain level of the faces on the scale is explained to the child: "0=no pain……..10=unbearably severe pain".According to the scoring; 0-4 means mild pain, 5-6 moderate, 7-8 severe, 9-10 unbearable pain.;

    Measured: Wong Baker pain score of the intervention group three minutes after the suture procedure

  10. Wong Baker Pain Score of the control group after suture procedure

    Wong Baker Pain Score; The pain level of the faces on the scale is explained to the child: "0=no pain……..10=unbearably severe pain".According to the scoring; 0-4 means mild pain, 5-6 moderate, 7-8 severe, 9-10 unbearable pain.

    Measured: Wong Baker pain score of the control group three minutes after the suture procedure

  11. Child Fear Scale Score of the intervention group after the suture procedure

    Child Fear Scale Score;It consists of five drawn facial expressions ranging from a neutral expression (0=no anxiety) to a frightened face (4=severe anxiety) with scores ranging from 0-4.

    Measured: Child Fear Scale Score of the intervention group three minutes after the suture procedure

  12. Child Fear Scale Score of the control group after the suture procedure

    Child Fear Scale Score;It consists of five drawn facial expressions ranging from a neutral expression (0=no anxiety) to a frightened face (4=severe anxiety) with scores ranging from 0-4.

    Measured: Child Fear Scale Score of the control group three minutes after the suture procedure

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Sep 2022
  2. Study start1 Oct 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Jul 2024 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
84 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05543876
Sponsor's protocol ID
Zühal Artuvan
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
13 Sep 2022
Last updated
18 Jan 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Artuvan Z, Cetin H, Turkmen AS. The effect of watching videos with virtual reality glasses on pain and fear in children who undergoing suturing in the emergency department: A randomized controlled trial. J Pediatr Nurs. 2025 May-Jun;82:31-37. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.02.017. Epub 2025 Feb 28.

    PubMed 40022763

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing suturing procedure in people with Child and Pain, run by Zühal Artuvan at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Jan 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Zühal Artuvan (+9003242337180 ext. 1761, zuhalartuvan@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Wong Baker Pain score of the intervention group before the suture procedure (time frame: Wong Baker pain score of the intervention group three minutes before the suture procedure). The study lists 12 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05543876, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Jan 2024.

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