Virtual reality breathing exercise before heart imaging in children
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a virtual reality-guided breathing exercise helps children feel more comfortable before an angiography (a heart imaging procedure). If your child qualifies, they will practice controlled breathing using a VR headset to see if it reduces anxiety and improves the experience.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 9 and 18 years old.
- Your child must have a congenital heart problem (a heart condition present from birth).
- Your child must be scheduled for a planned (non-emergency) angiography, a procedure to look at the heart and blood vessels.
- Your child must be able to understand and communicate in Turkish.
- Your child and you (as parent/legal guardian) must agree to participate by signing consent forms.
- Your child should not have any serious vision, hearing, thinking, or learning problems that would make it hard to use virtual reality.
- Your child should not be taking certain sedatives (calming medicines), anxiety medications, or opioid painkillers before the procedure.
- Your child should be able to wear a virtual reality headset without feeling very dizzy or sick during the exercise.
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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