Clinical trial · Interventional
Virtual Reality in the Management of Pain in Pediatrics: a Multi-center Randomized Clinical Trial (RealPED)
Usefulness of Virtual Reality in the Management of Pain Associated With Venipuncture in Pediatrics: a Multi-center Randomized Clinical Trial
- 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)
The goal of this clinical trial is to test if the use of virtual reality glasses reduces the pain and anxiety that children feel when they perform a blood test. Children between 7 and 12 years old from 5 health centers and 2 hospitals will participate, and the children will be divided into two groups. In the control group, the analysis will be done in the usual way (for example, distracting with questions) and in the intervention group, the analysis will be done while the children use virtual reality. The satisfaction of parents and nursing will also be analyzed.
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, Procedural | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | 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
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual care
- description
- In this arm, the analysis will be done in the usual way (for example, distracting with questions).
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Virtual reality
- description
- In this arm, the analysis will be done while the children use virtual reality.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Virtual reality
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Pain associated with venipuncture
- timeFrame
- 1 day: The day of the venipuncture
- description
- Visual analog scale: From 1 to 10. 1 implies minimal pain and 10 unbearable pain.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 7 Years
- Maximum age
- 12 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Children between 7 and 12 years old who attend participating centers for scheduled blood tests. * Consent to participate by signing the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Children younger than 7 years old. * Children older than 12 years old. * Children that don't sign the informed consent. * Children with psychomotor and neurocognitive delay. * Children with visual or hearing impairment.
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