The Effect of Virtual Reality on Fear, Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Circumcision
Recruiting · NCT06622369 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Izmir Katip Celebi University
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What this trial is about
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of virtual reality and cartoons and games on the anxiety, fear and post-procedural pain levels of children aged 7-12 years who will undergo circumcision. The population of the study will consist of children aged 7-12 years who are planned to undergo circumcision in the pediatric urology clinic of İzmir Bakırçay University Çiğli and Training and Research Hospital between September 2024 and September 2025. The sample of the study will consist of children who meet the inclusion criteria on the specified dates and whose parents/legal guardians and themselves agree to participate in the study. Descriptive Characteristics Form, Vital Symptom Form, Child Fear Scale, Child Anxiety Scale-Disposition (CAS-D) and Child Fear Scale will be used to collect the data.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Children between the ages of 7 and 12,
- The parent/legal guardian or the child himself/herself agrees to participate in the study
- Has not undergone any surgical operation before
- He was hospitalized for a circumcision
- No communication problems (visual, hearing, mental)
Exclusion criteria
- Chronic pain
- Eyeglass wear
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Izmir Bakircay University Cigli Training and Research Hospital - Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)