Clinical trial · Interventional
Virtual Reality on Pain, Fear, and Emotional Appearance During Phlebotomy in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients
NCT05675358CI-TRIAL-00063087VR-PHOcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
In this study, the effect of virtual reality, which is one of the pain relief methods, on the pain, fear and emotional appearance associated with the procedure, was evaluated in children aged 4-12 years who will undergo phelobotomy in a Pediatric Hematology and Oncology outpatient clinic.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain, Acute | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pediatric Cancer | Childhood Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Virtual Reality | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Reality | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- virtual reality
- description
- In the study, Oculus Quest 2 256 GB All-In-One Vr Virtual Reality Glasses were used, and the Epic Roller Coasters train game, an application that would attract the attention of children, was determined by the researchers. The virtual reality application was started 2 minutes before the procedure and continued until the procedure was completed.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Virtual Reality
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- control
- description
- The child in the control group did not receive any additional intervention.
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Pain assesed by Wong-Baker FACES
- timeFrame
- procedure - during the phelobotomy
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 4 Years
- Maximum age
- 12 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: the age range is between 4-12 to apply to the pediatric hematology and oncology outpatient clinic and to have blood taken consent of the child and parent to voluntarily participate in the study The child does not have a physical or psychological deficit that would prevent them from wearing glasses to watch virtual reality. Exclusion Criteria: having a fever (\>37.5C) and severe dehydration Before the invasive procedure, the patient was given anagesics.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDKanad N, Ozalp Gerceker G, Eker I, Sen Susam H. The effect of virtual reality on pain, fear and emotional appearance during blood draw in pediatric patients at the hematology-oncology outpatient clinic: A randomized controlled study. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2024 Feb;68:102495. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102495. Epub 2023 Dec 26. PMID 38184927