The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses on Pain on Intravenous Cannulatıon in Children
Condition: Pain, Procedural
MeSH terms: Pain, Procedural
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study was carried out to determine the effect of virtual reality glasses on reducing
      pain during vascular access in children. The study consisted of 70 children (35 children in
      the virtual reality video group and 35 children in the control group). Ethics committee
      approval, permissions from institutions and informed voluntary consent of the children were
      obtained in order to conduct the study. The data of the study were collected with Child
      Descriptive Characteristics Form, Parent Descriptive Characteristics Form, Visual Analog
      Scale (VAS), Revised Facial Expression Pain Scale (FPS-R), Intervention Monitoring Form,
      Child Behavior Observation Form and Parent Behavior Observation Form. In the study, the
      children in the experimental group were shown a video with virtual reality glasses during the
      vascular access procedure. Before and after the study; The child and his parents were asked
      to evaluate the pain experienced/will experience during the procedure, the children's heart
      rate, O2 saturation, body temperature were measured, and the behaviors of the child and the
      parent during the procedure were evaluated. A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically
      significant in data analysis.
    

Detailed description: 
      This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of
      virtual reality glasses on reducing pain during vascular access in children. The study was
      conducted among children aged 7-12 years in a tertiary hospital. Children in the experimental
      group (n=35) and control group (n=35); Age, gender, class of education, previous
      hospitalization and vascular access experience criteria were selected similar (p>0.05). Data
      were collected with Child Descriptive Characteristics Form, Parent Descriptive
      Characteristics Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Revised Facial Expression Pain Scale
      (FPS-R), Intervention Monitoring Form, Child Behavior Observation Form, and Parent Behavior
      Observation Form. In the study, the children in the experimental group were shown a video
      with virtual reality glasses during the vascular access procedure. Before and after the
      study; The child and his parents were asked to evaluate the pain experienced/will experience
      during the procedure, the children's heart rate, O2 saturation, body temperature were
      measured, and the behaviors of the child and the parent during the procedure were evaluated.
      Data were used post-power analysis, descriptive statistics, Shapiro Wilk, Pearson chi-square,
      Mann Whitney U and Two-Related-Samples Tests. A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically
      significant in data analysis.
    

Intervention name(s): Virtual reality
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Virtual Reality video application reduces pain by distracting. The intervention group was watched video during the procedure, starting before the procedure.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Crossover Assignment
Intervention model description: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: distraction; intravenous cannulation; pain; school-aged children; virtual reality glasses