Virtual reality for managing pain in healthy kids
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests if virtual reality can help distract children and teenagers from the feeling of pain. It could show that VR is a helpful tool for managing pain without medicine.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 6 and 17 years old.
- You and a parent or guardian can read and speak English.
- You are not currently in any pain, from an injury or ongoing condition.
- You have not taken any pain medicine in the last 12 hours.
- You do not have motion sickness, seizures, dizziness, or migraines triggered by flashing lights or patterns.
- You do not have vision, hearing, or learning problems that would make it hard to use VR or answer questions.
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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