Impact of Virtual Reality on Pediatric Patients with ESRD on Regular Hemodialysis Through Arteriovenous Fistula.
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: virtual reality camera.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pain, Anxiety. Basic parameters: 8 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Impact of Virtual Reality on Pain, Anxiety and Depression in Pediatric Patients with ESRD on Regular Hemodialysis Through Arteriovenous Fistula.
Overview
This case control study will be conducted to study the effectiveness of Virtual Reality technique on pain during arteriovenous cannulation and on reduction of anxiety and depression in Pediatric Patients with ESRD undergoing regular hemodialysis through arteriovenous fistula.
Detailed description
This case control study will be conducted at nephrology and dialysis Unit Pediatric Department Tanta University Hospital (TUH) for a period of 6 months starting from April 2024.This study will be conducted on convenient sample of 60 participants. they will be classified as follow group A (cases) Group B (controls)each group will contain 30 children and adolescents with end stage renal disease on regular hemodialysis for three times weekly at our nephrology Unit at TUH during the period of the study
Interventions
- Other virtual reality camera
The virtual reality eyeglasses were placed on the child's head, the child watched 3 D VR kids' cartoons or videos to distract his/her attention during needle insertion. The video was displayed through a smart phone inserted inside the virtual reality headset.
Primary outcome measures
- SCARED for anxiety Screen for Child Anxiety Disoders {SCARED} Child, parent version: It is a self-report screening questionnaire for anxiety disorders during hemodialysis [Time frame: 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- The Children's Depression Inventory scale for depression during hemodialysis [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Pediatric patients with end stage renal disease aged from 8 to 18 years on regular hemodialysis through functioning arteriovenous fistula and are fully oriented with time, persons and place at time of data collection. All participants either cases or controls suffer from anxiety, depression or both.
Exclusion criteria
- Children with temporary or permanent catheter for dialysis.
- Children with mental illness, visual and auditory defects.
- Children took any pharmacological pain reliever or antipsychotic drugs.
- Non anxious or depressed Children.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Tanta University Hospital — Tanta
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06675877 · VR on HD children