Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatric Reconstructive Burn Patients: The Role of Virtual Reality Hypnosis

Children with burns often require repeated reconstructive surgeries. These children tend to develop high levels of anxiety before coming to the operating room. Preoperative sedation, while somewhat effective in relieving this anxiety, has a number of side effects. The researchers hypothesized that preoperative anxiety could be effectively reduced by the utilization of a device which induces a relaxing hypnotic state through emmersion in a virtual reality environment.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

14 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The virtual reality environment is created by a Virtual Reality Hypnosis (VRH) device. The patient wears a headset which contains video and audio display. A twenty minute program is viewed, which guides the patient into a relaxed state via soothing audio and video input.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Child presenting for reconstructive burn surgery

Exclusion criteria

Visual or auditory difficulties

Treatment and study plan

Virtual Reality Hypnosis

Device

Use of virtual reality headset to induce hypnotic state

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Device

no use of device

Primary outcomes

anxiety reduction

Time frame: preoperatively

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shriners Hospitals for Children

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Study completion: 2006
First posted: Dec 7, 2007
Registry last updated: Dec 7, 2007

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