Clinical trial NCT06882382: Use of Virtual Reality in Children Undergoing Surgery
Official title: Effects of Early Mobilization With Virtual Reality on Postoperative Respiratory Function, Exercise Capacity, and Pain in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Child, Only
Keywords: child
General Surgery
virtual reality
Lead sponsor: Mustafa Kemal University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-03-18
Enrollment: 27
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 5
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: One group received virtual reality and physiotherapy, while the other group received only physiotherapy
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Aim: Early mobilization and exercise after surgery are very important to reduce the impact on lung function. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of early mobilization with virtual reality and conservative physiotherapy methods on pulmonary function, dyspnea, exercise capacity, pain, and kinesiophobia in children undergoing surgery.

Methods: The study included 27 children aged 5-18 years who underwent surgery. Among the children randomly divided into two groups, the control group (n = 14) received physiotherapy for 40 min twice a day for 3 days in the hospital after surgery, and the children were mobilized in and out of bed. In the virtual reality group (n = 13), in addition to physiotherapy practices, children were allowed to play virtual reality games for 20 min twice a day. Respiratory function, exercise capacity, and pain assessment were performed before surgery and before discharge.

Detailed description: Aim: Early mobilization and exercise after surgery are very important to reduce the impact on lung function. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of early mobilization with virtual reality and conservative physiotherapy methods on pulmonary function, dyspnea, exercise capacity, pain, and kinesiophobia in children undergoing surgery.

Methods: The study included 27 children aged 5-18 years who underwent surgery. Among the children randomly divided into two groups, the control group (n = 14) received physiotherapy for 40 min twice a day for 3 days in the hospital after surgery, and the children were mobilized in and out of bed. In the virtual reality group (n = 13), in addition to physiotherapy practices, children were allowed to play virtual reality games for 20 min twice a day. Respiratory function, exercise capacity, and pain assessment were performed before surgery and before discharge.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria Between the ages of 5 and 18 undergone surgery for inguinal hernia, undescended testicle, hydrocele, cord cyst, umbilical hernia, circumcision, and distal hypospadias

Exclusion criteria

Children have visual and auditory sensory problems who required immobilization after surgery and had a chronic disease that would affect pulmonary function

Primary outcomes:
measure: forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), ratio of forced expiratory volume in the first second to FVC (FEV1/FVC), peak expiratory flow rate (PEF), and forced mid-expiratory flow rate (FEF 25-75%)
timeFrame: 4 days
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Respiratory muscle strength Assessment
timeFrame: 4 days
measure: Modified Borg Scale
timeFrame: 4 days
measure: The 1-min step
timeFrame: 4 days
measure: Timed Up and Go Test
timeFrame: 4 days
measure: Numerical Pain Scale
timeFrame: 4 days
measure: Kinesiophobia
timeFrame: 4 days
measure: BMI
timeFrame: measured once, independent of time
measure: 10 MWT test
timeFrame: 4 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hatay
country: Turkey
facility: Sabiha Bezgin
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