Using virtual reality to ease pain during medical procedures for young cancer patients

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This pilot study aims to assess the feasibility of using virtual reality (VR) as a method of medical hypnosis during invasive procedures in children and young adults with cancer. Participants aged 7 to under 25 will be randomly assigned to receive either VR or standard treatment options, which include nitrous oxide and various analgesics. The study seeks to determine if VR can provide similar benefits in managing pain and anxiety as traditional methods. The research is motivated by the need for effective pain management strategies in pediatric oncology, where invasive procedures can be particularly distressing.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients aged 7 to strictly under 25
* Follow-ups for hematological or oncological pathology
* With a lumbar puncture or to connection to an implantable chamber
* Patient understanding French
* Consent of parents or guardians with parental authority.
* Child informed and having given his assent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children with cognitive impairment
* Children in absolute emergency situations
* Children with a contraindication to a virtual reality headset (psychiatric pathology, vestibular and proprioceptive disorders, unbalanced epilepsy, impaired vision, hearing aids, claustrophobia, recent lesions of the eyes, face or scalp)
* Children who have already participated in the clinical investigation
* Refusal to participate in the study
* Patients not benefiting from a social security system or not benefiting from it by the intermediary of a third person

Where it's running

• CHU poitiers
  Poitiers, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Amandine AF FERNANDES — Poitiers University Hospital
• Study coordinator: Amandine AF FERNANDES
• Email: amandine.fernandes@chu-poitiers.fr
• Phone: +33549444578

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.