How Digital Media Affects Kids' Healthcare Experiences and Outcomes

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

2D video on smartphone: 2D video with audio viewed on smartphone

360 video on smartphone: 360 video with audio viewed on smartphone (not in virtual reality)

360 video on smartphone inserted into VR cardboard headset: 360 video with audio in virtual reality

Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different forms of media (2D, 360, or 360 in virtual reality) have different impacts on pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain in children. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does one type (and richness) of media reduce pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain more than another type of media? For example, will learning about an upcoming procedure by watching a 360 video in virtual reality reduce pre-procedural anxiety more than learning about the same upcoming procedure by watching it in a 2D video or 360 video?

The second question is whether watching a 360 video in VR about an upcoming procedure more effective in reducing pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain compared to the 2D video or the 360 video without VR groups for specific procedures? For example, is watching an explanation of a procedure in VR always more effective in reducing pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain, or is it procedure specific (i.e., watching a video about surgery preparation is more effective in VR, but for cast removal it doesn't matter whether participants learn about their procedure viewed through VR, 360 video, or 2D)?

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Anxiety — Baseline (immediately before the intervention)
  Measurement of anxiety. To measure state anxiety we are using the number 0-10 anxiety score. The scale goes from 0 to 10 with 10 being the worst imaginable anxiety.
• Anxiety — Periprocedural (immediately after the intervention)
  Measurement of anxiety. To measure state anxiety we are using the number 0-10 anxiety score. The scale goes from 0 to 10 with 10 being the worst imaginable anxiety.
• Anxiety — 1 day after procedure
  Measurement of anxiety. To measure state anxiety we are using the number 0-10 anxiety score. The scale goes from 0 to 10 with 10 being the worst imaginable anxiety.
• Anxiety — 1 week after procedure
  Measurement of anxiety. To measure state anxiety we are using the number 0-10 anxiety score. The scale goes from 0 to 10 with 10 being the worst imaginable anxiety.
• Anxiety — 4 weeks after procedure
  Measurement of anxiety. To measure state anxiety we are using the number 0-10 anxiety score. The scale goes from 0 to 10 with 10 being the worst imaginable anxiety.

Trial sites (1)

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