CompletedNot Applicable

Virtual Reality and Guided Imagery to Reduce Procedural Pain

Turkey (Türkiye)90 participantsStarted 2025-02-20

Plain-language summary

Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of virtual reality and guided imagery to reduce pain during peripheral intravenous catheterization procedures in adults.Methods: The study will include 90 adults who were randomly selected between February and March 2025. One application group (n=30) will receive a virtual reality glasses application; the other application group (n=30) will receive a guided imagery application. The applications to the site of the peripheral intravenous catheterization will last two minutes. The control group (n=30) will receive the standard peripheral intravenous catheterization application procedure. The groups' level of pain during catheterization will be assessed using a visual analog scale.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being in accordance with time and place * Being in no sensory problems * Being aged between 18 and 65 years * Being able to evaluate the visual analog scale correctly * Participating voluntarily in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * Not participating voluntarily in the research * Not fitting the inclusion criteria of the research * Having a vision or hearing problem * Having any illness which could affect pain perception, such as sensorymotor disorder, diabetes, peripheral vascular diseases or peripheral neuropathy * Having phlebitis, scar tissue, dermatitis, an incision or findings of infection at the place where the intervention was to be performed * Having taken an analgesic (within the previous six hours) or an anesthetic agent before the peripheral intravenous catheterization procedure

What they're measuring

procedure duration in sec

Timeframe: during the intervention/procedure

pain intensity in mm

Timeframe: during the intervention/procedure

procedure satisfaction in mm

Timeframe: during the intervention/procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06835712

SponsorIzmir Katip Celebi University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-03-20

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Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.