Virtual reality for pain and anxiety during IV placement
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests if using virtual reality during an IV placement can help reduce pain and anxiety in children and teens. It might be a good option for you if your child is getting an IV and could benefit from a distraction technique.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 8 and 21 years old.
- You are about to have an IV placed.
- You and your caregiver speak English or Spanish.
- You do not have a psychiatric condition, developmental delay, or vision/hearing problems that would make it hard to use VR (the doctor will check).
- You have not taken narcotics, opioids, or anti-anxiety medicine in the last 8 hours (Tylenol or ibuprofen are okay).
- Your pain is not so severe that you cannot agree to take part (the doctor will decide).
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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