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Evaluating Operation Calm With Children, Parents, and Clinicians

26. Oktober 2026 aktualisiert von: Brandon Benchimol-Elkaim, McGill University

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Tolerability of Operation Calm: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation With Children, Parents, and Clinicians

Operation Calm is a single-arm, mixed-methods feasibility study evaluating a virtual reality (VR) nature-based mindfulness intervention with children and adolescents aged 6-17 years, parents, and clinicians. Children complete one guided mindfulness session combining an immersive 360° nature environment with breathing, sensory awareness, and grounding exercises. Parents and clinicians view the intervention through a secure online link. The study examines feasibility, acceptability, engagement, usability, perceived usefulness, and child tolerability. It also explores immediate changes in children's anxiety, calmness, state mindfulness, and nature connectedness. Feedback from children, parents, and clinicians will guide further refinement of Operation Calm before it is evaluated in a larger clinical study.

Studienübersicht

Status

Rekrutierung

Bedingungen

Intervention / Behandlung

Detaillierte Beschreibung

Operation Calm is a research study evaluating a virtual reality (VR) nature-based mindfulness intervention for children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years. The intervention is designed to help young people practise coping skills that may be useful when facing medical or dental procedures, including breathing, sensory awareness, grounding, and present-moment attention.

Children will complete one guided mindfulness session within an immersive 360-degree nature environment, such as a forest, beach, or underwater scene. Parents and clinicians will view the intervention through a secure online link and provide feedback from their perspectives.

Researchers will examine whether the intervention and study procedures are feasible, understandable, acceptable, engaging, and easy to use. The study will also assess children's comfort and any VR-related symptoms and explore immediate changes in anxiety, calmness, state mindfulness, and connection to nature.

Feedback from children, parents, and clinicians will help identify needed improvements to the intervention's content, language, duration, delivery, accessibility, and safety. The findings will guide the refinement of Operation Calm before it is evaluated with children preparing for medical or dental procedures in a larger clinical study.

Studientyp

Interventionell

Einschreibung (Geschätzt)

150

Phase

  • Unzutreffend

Kontakte und Standorte

Dieser Abschnitt enthält die Kontaktdaten derjenigen, die die Studie durchführen, und Informationen darüber, wo diese Studie durchgeführt wird.

Studienkontakt

Studienorte

Teilnahmekriterien

Forscher suchen nach Personen, die einer bestimmten Beschreibung entsprechen, die als Auswahlkriterien bezeichnet werden. Einige Beispiele für diese Kriterien sind der allgemeine Gesundheitszustand einer Person oder frühere Behandlungen.

Zulassungskriterien

Studienberechtigtes Alter

6 Jahre und älter (Kind, Erwachsene, Älterer Erwachsener)

Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige

Ja

Studienberechtigte Geschlechter

Alle

Beschreibung

Inclusion Criteria

Children and Adolescents

  • Aged 6-17 years
  • Able to understand English or French
  • Residing in Canada
  • Have access to a smartphone compatible with the YouTube application and the study's smartphone-compatible VR headset
  • Able to view the VR intervention and complete the study questionnaires
  • Parent or legal guardian provides informed consent
  • Child provides assent, or the adolescent provides consent, as applicable based on age and ethics requirements

Parents or Legal Guardians

  • A parent or legal guardian of a child or adolescent aged 6-17 years
  • Able to understand English or French
  • Able to view the Operation Calm intervention through a secure online link and complete the study questionnaires
  • Provides informed consent

Clinicians

  • A healthcare professional with experience working with children or adolescents in medical, dental, or procedural care
  • Able to understand English or French
  • Able to view the Operation Calm intervention through a secure online link and complete the study questionnaires
  • Provides informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Children and Adolescents

  • Unable to safely or comfortably use the VR headset
  • Unable to view the intervention or complete the questionnaires
  • Unable to provide assent or consent, as applicable
  • Parent or legal guardian does not provide informed consent
  • Any health, sensory, developmental, or technical limitation that, in the judgment of the research team, would prevent safe participation or completion of the study procedures

Parents and Clinicians

  • Unable to understand English or French
  • Unable to view the intervention or complete the study questionnaires
  • Does not provide informed consent

Studienplan

Dieser Abschnitt enthält Einzelheiten zum Studienplan, einschließlich des Studiendesigns und der Messung der Studieninhalte.

Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?

Designdetails

  • Hauptzweck: Verhütung
  • Zuteilung: N / A
  • Interventionsmodell: Einzelgruppenzuweisung
  • Maskierung: Keine (Offenes Etikett)

Waffen und Interventionen

Teilnehmergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandlung
Experimental: Operation Calm Intervention

Children and adolescents aged 6-17 years will complete one guided Operation Calm session using a smartphone-compatible virtual reality headset. The session combines an immersive 360° nature environment with guided mindfulness exercises involving paced breathing, sensory awareness, grounding, and present-moment attention. Each child will view one of five nature scenes. Parents and clinicians will view the intervention through a secure online link without using a VR headset and will provide feedback on its acceptability, appropriateness, usefulness, and feasibility.

Operation Calm is a virtual reality (VR) nature-based mindfulness intervention for children and adolescents aged 6-17 years. Children complete one brief immersive 360° nature experience paired with guided mindfulness exercises focused on paced breathing, grounding, sensory awareness, present-moment attention, and reflection on calm and safety. Each child is assigned one of five nature scenes and views the intervention using a smartphone-compatible VR headset. The intervention is designed to teach coping skills that may eventually support children facing medical or dental procedures. Parents and clinicians view the intervention through a secure online link and provide feedback. This is a single-arm feasibility study and does not include a control condition.

Was misst die Studie?

Primäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Simulator sickness measured by the Pediatric Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (Peds SSQ)
Zeitfenster: Baseline and Immediately after the intervention

Pediatric Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (Peds SSQ): A self-report questionnaire assessing simulator sickness symptoms following virtual reality exposure. Total scores range from 0 to 90, with higher scores indicating greater simulator sickness (worse tolerability).

Baseline and Immediately after the intervention
Recruitment Rate
Zeitfenster: Immediately after the intervention

Percentage of individuals who enroll in the study among all individuals approached or responding to recruitment materials. Calculated as: number enrolled ÷ number approached or responding × 100.

Unit of Measure: Percentage of individuals

Immediately after the intervention
Eligibility Rate
Zeitfenster: At screening, before the intervention

Percentage of screened individuals who meet the study eligibility criteria. Calculated as: number eligible ÷ number screened × 100.

At screening, before the intervention
Consent Rate
Zeitfenster: At enrollment, before the intervention.

Percentage of eligible individuals who provide informed consent or parental consent and child assent, as applicable. Calculated as: number consenting ÷ number eligible × 100.

At enrollment, before the intervention.
Intervention Completion Rate
Zeitfenster: Immediately after the intervention.

Percentage of enrolled participants who complete the assigned Operation Calm session. Calculated as: number completing the intervention ÷ number enrolled × 100.

Immediately after the intervention.
Participants Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Zeitfenster: Immediately after the intervention

Percentage of intervention sessions during which at least one technical difficulty occurs, including difficulties involving the virtual reality headset, smartphone, video playback, audio, internet connection, or study link. Calculated as: sessions with at least one technical difficulty ÷ total sessions initiated × 100.

Immediately after the intervention
Number of Technical Difficulties
Zeitfenster: Immediately after the intervention

Total number of technical difficulties recorded during intervention delivery. Multiple technical difficulties may be recorded during a single session.

Immediately after the intervention
Early Discontinuation Rate
Zeitfenster: Day 1, throughout the approximately 10-minute Operation Calm intervention

Percentage of participants who begin but discontinue the Operation Calm session before completing it. Calculated as: number discontinuing early ÷ number beginning the intervention × 100.

Day 1, throughout the approximately 10-minute Operation Calm intervention
Child-Rated Acceptability of Operation Calm
Zeitfenster: Immediately after completion of the intervention.

Child-rated acceptability will be assessed using the quantitative items of the Operation Calm Child Evaluation Questionnaire. The questionnaire assesses comprehension, engagement, usability, appropriateness, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction. An overall acceptability score will be calculated as the mean of the applicable items. Higher scores indicate greater acceptability.

Immediately after completion of the intervention.
Parent-Rated Acceptability of Operation Calm
Zeitfenster: Immediately after viewing the intervention.

Parent-rated acceptability will be assessed using the quantitative items of the Operation Calm Parent Evaluation Questionnaire. The questionnaire assesses comprehension, appropriateness, perceived usefulness, satisfaction, and perceptions of the intervention's suitability for children and adolescents. An overall acceptability score will be calculated as the mean of the applicable items. Higher scores indicate greater acceptability.

Immediately after viewing the intervention.
Clinician-Rated Acceptability of Operation Calm
Zeitfenster: Immediately after viewing the intervention.

Clinician-rated acceptability will be assessed using the quantitative items of the Operation Calm Clinician Evaluation Questionnaire. The questionnaire assesses appropriateness, usability, perceived usefulness, satisfaction, and perceived suitability for use before medical or dental procedures. An overall acceptability score will be calculated as the mean of the applicable items. Higher scores indicate greater acceptability.

Immediately after viewing the intervention.

Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Change in Current Anxiety
Zeitfenster: Immediately before and immediately after the intervention, within the single study session.

Children will rate their current anxiety using a visual scale ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 means "not anxious at all" and 10 means "extremely anxious." Ratings will be completed immediately before and after Operation Calm and compared to explore immediate change. This outcome is exploratory and will not be interpreted as evidence of clinical effectiveness.

Immediately before and immediately after the intervention, within the single study session.
Change in Current Calmness
Zeitfenster: Immediately before and immediately after the intervention, within the single study session.

Children will rate their current calmness using a visual scale ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 means "not calm at all" and 10 means "completely calm." Ratings will be completed immediately before and after Operation Calm and compared to explore immediate change.

Immediately before and immediately after the intervention, within the single study session.
Missing Questionnaire Data
Zeitfenster: Immediately after the intervention.

Percentage of expected questionnaire items that are missing across all required study questionnaires. Calculated as: number of unanswered items ÷ total number of expected questionnaire items × 100.

Immediately after the intervention.
Questionnaire Completion Rate
Zeitfenster: Immediately after the intervention.

Percentage of participants who complete all required study questionnaires. Calculated as: number completing all required questionnaires ÷ number enrolled × 100.

Immediately after the intervention.

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Haupttermine studieren

Studienbeginn (Tatsächlich)

1. Oktober 2026

Primärer Abschluss (Geschätzt)

1. März 2027

Studienabschluss (Geschätzt)

1. Dezember 2027

Studienanmeldedaten

Zuerst eingereicht

16. Juni 2026

Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat

4. Juli 2026

Zuerst gepostet (Tatsächlich)

10. Juli 2026

Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen

Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)

28. Oktober 2026

Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt

26. Oktober 2026

Zuletzt verifiziert

1. Oktober 2026

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