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Can virtual reality ease Kids' pain after surgery?

NCT ID NCT04943874

Symptom relief Sponsor: Vanessa Olbrecht Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR) program could help children and teens aged 12-18 manage pain after surgery. 93 participants used the VR tool before and after their operation. The goal was to see if the approach was feasible and acceptable, not yet to prove it works.

What this could mean

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Active substance
biofeedback-based virtual reality device
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a non-drug option to help children manage pain after surgery.
What could go wrong
This was a small feasibility study (93 participants) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The technology may not reduce pain for everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

93 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2022

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

12 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 12 -18 years * Scheduled to undergo surgery anticipated to cause moderate to severe pain with expected length of stay \> or = to 2 days * Able to read, understand and speak English * Patients requiring management by the Acute Pain Service * Possession of a mobile device/computer available for study participation Exclusion Criteria: * Outside the age range (\< 12 or \> 18 years) * Non-English speaking * History of significant developmental delay, uncontrolled psychiatric conditions associated with hallucinations or delusions, or neurological conditions (especially epilepsy and/or significant motion sickness/nausea/vomiting) * History of vertigo, dizziness, seizure disorder, and/or severe motion sickness * History of chronic pain * Are chronically using opioids and or benzodiazepines for the management of pain * Are actively experiencing nausea or vomiting * Conditions such as craniofacial abnormalities or surgeries of the head and neck * Previous participation in this study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Acute Pain Pain Pain, Postoperative

As listed by the trial registrant

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Pain Pain, acute Pain, postoperative Surgery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Nemours Children's Hospital

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

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