Use of Virtual Reality for Pediatric Minor Surgical Procedures

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT04125004

Age - 7 Years-18 Years Gender - ALL Accepting Healthy Volunteers - yes

Purpose

This project is looking to use virtual reality for minor general surgery procedures in addition to local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia.

Official Title

Evaluation of Technology-Based Distractions In Pediatric Patients During General Surgery Minor Procedures

Stanford Investigator(s)

Stephanie D. Chao, MD FACS FAAP

Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* less than 18 years of age
* parental consent/patient assent
* undergoing minor procedure(s)

Exclusion Criteria:

* participants and patients who do not consent
* have significant cognitive impairment
* have a history of severe motion sickness
* currently have nausea
* history of seizures or currently experiencing seizures
* have visual or auditory impairment
* clinically unstable or require urgent/emergent intervention and/or American Society of Anesthesiologist class 4 or 5
* history of claustrophobia
* Glasgow Coma Scale \<15
* currently taking anxiety medication
* currently taking narcotics
* facial trauma

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Intervention(s):

device: Samsung Virtual Reality Headset

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Stephanie Chao, MD
(650) 723-6439

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