Virtual reality for pain and anxiety during laser skin treatment
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This study tests whether using virtual reality (VR) during a laser procedure for a skin condition helps children and teens feel less pain and anxiety. If you are having your first laser treatment, you might be able to use a VR headset to distract you during the procedure.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 5 years old or older and having your first laser treatment for a skin condition.
- You can talk and understand English well enough to communicate with the study team.
- If you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian must be with you at the treatment.
- You do not have any wounds that could get in the way of the study procedures.
- The laser used must not be a diode laser (for safety reasons).
- You do not have conditions like motion sickness, seizures, dizziness, migraines with visual auras, or vision/hearing problems that would make VR unsafe or hard to use.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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