Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) Virtual Reality (VR) Study

April 19, 2023 updated by: Samuel Rodriguez, Stanford University

Addressing Parental and Pediatric Anxiety Through Virtual Reality (VR) Intervention in (Limited-English Proficiency) LEP Populations

The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology based distraction) for preventing anxiety in parental and pediatric populations with limited English proficiency (LEP).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

44

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
        • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 99 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ages 0-99 (Child participants will be ages 0 to 17. Parents of children of any age may also be enrolled)
  • Able to consent
  • Self-identified as having a limited English proficiency or English-proficiency

Exclusion Criteria:

  • People who do not consent
  • Significant Cognitive Impairment
  • History of Severe Motion Sickness
  • Current Nausea
  • Seizures
  • Visual Problems
  • Patients whose children are clinically unstable or require urgent/emergent intervention

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Virtual Reality
Behavioral: Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality headset with calming scenery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Procedural-Related Anxiety
Time Frame: Duration of intervention, approximately 20-30 minutes
Validated questionnaires regarding anxiety will be administers pre- and post-intervention (i.e virtual reality) and compared to those in the control arm (i.e no virtual reality)
Duration of intervention, approximately 20-30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Stanford University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 24, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 9, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

July 9, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 27, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

October 1, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 20, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 19, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 46551

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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