Treatment of Parental Anxiety Virtual Reality (VR)
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology based distraction) for preventing anxiety in parental and pediatric populations
Conditions
- Anxiety
- Parents
- Virtual Reality
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 99 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Ages 18-99 (Parents whose children is hospitalized) - Able to consent - Parents whose child is undergoing various procedures at LPCH and Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
Exclusion Criteria
- People who do not consent - Significant Cognitive Impairment - History of Severe Motion Sickness - Current Nausea - Seizures - Visual Problems - Patients whose children are clinically unstable or require urgent/emergent intervention
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Virtual Reality |
Participants will be immersed in a virtual environment. Calming scenery will be shown via the headset for 20-30 minutes |
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No Intervention Control |
No intervention (i.e. virtual reality headset) will be applied to the participant. |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
