Non-drug methods for pain and fear in children
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Cancer, Immune system & allergy, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether non-drug methods like virtual reality or guided imagery can help reduce pain and fear in children during medical procedures. It may be a good fit if your child is 8–14, speaks Turkish, and hasn't taken pain medicine recently.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 8 and 14 years old.
- Both you and your child must agree to join the study.
- You and your child must speak Turkish as your native language.
- Your child must not have taken any pain reliever, fever medicine, or anti-inflammatory drug in the last 6 hours.
- Your child cannot have vision, hearing, or speech problems; cannot be illiterate; and cannot have a condition that prevents using VR glasses or headphones.
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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