Clinical trials: Distraction
Dental Anxiety, Music Therapy
Use of Augmented Reality Glasses and Noise-Cancelling Headphones to Reduce Dental Anxiety in Adult Patients
This study investigates whether new audiovisual technologies can help reduce anxiety and stress experienced by adult patients during dental procedures. Dental fear and anxiety are common barriers to receiving proper oral care.
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Music Therapy, Oral Surgical Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT07398898
- Testing
- AR Glasses with Video and Music, ANC Headphones with Music
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Children Requiring IV Placement
Virtual Reality-based Distraction to Reduce Distress in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Needle procedures, such as intravenous (IV) insertions, are among the most commonly performed procedures for children needing medical care.
- Trial name
- NCT04291404
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Distraction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Distraction System
Limited-efficacy Testing of SDS and NEMOST for Early Onset Neuromuscular Scoliosis
The primary aim of this study is to investigate and describe the limited efficacy of the Spring Distraction System (SDS) and Bilateral One Way Rod (NEMOST) in maintaining curve reduction without repeat lengthening procedures and…
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Distraction System, Growth Friendly System
- Trial name
- BiPOWR (NCT04021784)
- Testing
- SDS, NEMOST
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Pain, Procedural, Anxiety
Effect of Virtual Reality Goggles and Stress Ball Use on Pain and Fear During IV Catheterization in Children
Although distraction methods such as virtual reality glasses, watching videos, watching cartoons, etc. have been reported to reduce pain in the literature, studies on which method is more effective in reducing pain are limited.
- Conditions
- Pain, Procedural, Anxiety, Pain Management
- Trial name
- NCT06466551
- Testing
- intravenous catheterization
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toros University
Virtual Reality, Distraction
Assessing the Effect of Virtual Reality Gamification on Anxiety and Pain Management During Extraction of MIH-affected Lower First Permanent Molars in Pediatric Patients
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of gamified virtual reality in reducing anxiety and pain during the extraction of lower first molars with MIH under local anaesthesia.
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Distraction, Gamification, Tooth Extraction
- Trial name
- VRGAMIFICATION (NCT06964451)
- Testing
- Extraction tooth
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Rasa Mladenovic
Anxiety
Perioperative Virtual Reality for Pediatric Anesthesia
The goal of this study is to evaluate the use of immersive audiovisual distraction and virtual reality to reduce perioperative anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT03583450
- Testing
- Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dysmenorrhea, Pain
The Effect of Distraction Techniques Used in Intramuscular (IM) Injections on Pain in Adolescents Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Study
Brief Summary: This study investigates the effectiveness of non-pharmacological techniques for managing dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain) in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Dysmenorrhea, Pain, Distraction Methods
- Trial name
- "HSTT-SB Dysme (NCT06842329)
- Testing
- Halfer Skin Tape Technique, ShotBlocker Technique, Standard Intramusculer injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Duygu MEZDE
Pain, Post-surgical Pain
The Effect of Virtual Reality on Post-surgical Pain and Recovery.
This study evaluates the effect of Virtual Reality (VR) on pain and recovery in 100 post-operative patients. 60 patients will be included in the intervention group; they will use VR minimal 3 times a day on day 2-4 after surgery…
- Conditions
- Pain, Post-surgical Pain, Pain Management
- Trial name
- VIRTUAL (NCT03933124)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Dental Anxiety, Impact Molar
Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Anxiety Control During Impacted Molar Tooth Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality distraction therapy using virtual reality glasses in reducing dental anxiety during the surgical extraction of impacted lower third molar…
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Impact Molar, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- NCT06513260
- Testing
- Surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Leukemia
Virtual Reality as a Distraction Technique for Performing Lumbar Punctures in Children and Young Adu
The goal of this feasibility study is to determine if Virtual Reality (VR) can be adequately used as an alternative to General Anesthesia (GA) for Lumbar Punctures (LP).
- Trial name
- NCT04092803
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Procedural Pain
Stress-Ball Distraction for Pain and Anxiety During Painful Procedures in Critically Ill Patients
This study will examine whether using a small hand-held stress ball during painful procedures can help critically ill adult patients feel less pain and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT07836842
- Testing
- Stress-Ball Distraction, Standard care
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Short Bowel Syndrome
MENDD Tolerance Assessment Study
This study will utilize approved devices in an off-label manner to create forces required to induce intestinal lengthening. Radial and longitudinal forces are both required, and two devices will be used to create forces in order…
- Trial name
- NCT06185088
- Testing
- Coda® Balloon Catheters, Double Balloon Endoscope (DBE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Procedural Pain, Pain
Efficacy of Finger Puppet as a Distraction Method
The study will be conducted with the randomized controlled experimental method. The children who attended the pediatric emergency department will divide into two groups via randomization in the computer environment.
- Conditions
- Procedural Pain, Pain, Acute Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05073497
- Testing
- Finger puppets
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Pain
Reducing Immunization Distress (RID)
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a more feasible method for reducing the pain and distress of childhood immunization with the standard method in use at the Pediatric Medical Group.
- Trial name
- RID (NCT01379885)
- Testing
- Standard technique, Parent participation technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Procedural Pain, Procedural Anxiety
Nonpharmacological Methods for Children in Procedural Pain
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the distraction cards, virtual reality and Buzzy® methods on venipuncture pain and anxiety in children aged 7-12 years.
- Trial name
- NCT04421430
- Testing
- Distraction cards, Virtual reality, Buzzy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Skeletal Deformities, Leg Length Discrepancy
Testing the Effect of Crustacean's Gastrolith Nutraceutical on Mineralization Rate During Distraction Osteogenesis
BACKGROUND: Distraction osteogenesis, the gradual lengthening of bones, is performed in order to equalize leg length discrepancy and correct skeletal deformities or to achieve greater height in short stature people.
- Trial name
- NCT01087437
- Testing
- gastrolith calcium
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Anxiety, Procedural Anxiety
Technology-Based Distractions for Minor Procedures
The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset, Augmented Reality Headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology-based distraction) for…
- Trial name
- NCT06924814
- Testing
- Standard of Care, Immersive technology
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pain, Anxiety
The Effects of Cartoon Watching and Bubble Blowing as Distraction Methods During Venipuncture on Pain, Anxiety, and Fear in Children Aged 6-8 Years
Active and passive distraction methods are frequently used in the nursing management of procedural pain in children. There are no studies comparing the effects of cartoon watching (passive) and bubble blowing (active) as…
- Conditions
- Pain, Anxiety, Fear, Child, Only
- Trial name
- NCT05161416
- Testing
- Bubble Blowing, Cartoon Watching
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Respiratory Infections, Acute, Respiratory Tract Diseases
The Effect of Virtual Reality Goggles and Distraction Cards Applied to Children Aged 6-12 Years During Inhaler Therapy on Physiological Parameters and Anxiety
In the literature, studies examining the effect of virtual reality application on physiological parameters and anxiety during inhalation therapy, which is frequently used in children, are quite limited.
- Trial name
- NCT06893237
- Testing
- virtual reality goggles and inhalation treatment, distraction cards and inhalation therapy, inhalation therapy
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Fertilization in Vitro
Interest of Audiovisual Distraction in the Management of Anxiety and Pain During Oocyte Retrieval
Oocyte retrieval procedure for in vitro fertilization is a source of anxiety for patients. Local anaesthesia or sedation are commonly used to manage many situations of anxiety, including the oocyte retrieval.
- Trial name
- Happy-Fiv (NCT04213781)
- Testing
- HappyMed Video Glasses, Propofol, Sufentanil
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré