VR goggles ease needle pain for allergic kids
NCT ID NCT05378581
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether wearing a virtual reality mask during blood draws and allergy skin tests helps children aged 7 to 13 feel less pain and anxiety. About 300 kids from two hospitals took part. The goal was to see if distracting them with VR makes these procedures easier to handle.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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7 to 13 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Children from 7 to 13 years old requiring blood test and prick tests in pediatric consultation at the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital and in the pediatric's day hospital at the Saint-Etienne University Hospital * Subjects and their parents who were informed about the study and gave informed consent * Enrollment in the Social Security system * Children and parents able to use the self-report scales proposed in the study Exclusion Criteria: Children from 7 to 13 : * presenting a contraindication to the use of the virtual reality mask: heart disease, epilepsy, psychiatric illness (major anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder) * Having a modification of pain's integration (spina bifida for example) * Having received an analgesic before the care * Requiring contact isolation * With a history of seizures or motion sickness * Refusal of the parents and/or the child
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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CHU de Saint Etienne
Saint-Etienne, 42000, France
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