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Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality When Placing a Needle on an Implantable Venous Access Device in Children With Leukemia

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Started2024-11-15
Est. completion2027-10-01
Eligibility
Age6 Years – 16 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

Main objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of the repeated use of interactive or hypnotic virtual reality compared to standard treatment, on pain, during each needle placement on PAC for 3 months on children or adolescents (6 to 16 years old) with acute leukemia Hypothesis: Repeated use over 3 months of hypnotic or interactive virtual reality provides more benefits in terms of : * pain management * anxiety of the child and his parents * satisfaction of the child's care, of his parents and of the caregivers compared to the standard method when inserting a needle into an implantable port in the pediatric oncology department or day hospital.

Eligibility

Age: 6 Years – 16 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Children from 6 to 16 years old suffering from leukemia requiring needle insertion into an implantable port and having a life expectancy greater than or equal to 3 months
* Subjects and their parents who have been informed of the study and having expressed their informed consent
* Children without contraindications to the use of MEOPA® :
* Patient requiring 100% oxygen ventilation
* Intracranial hypertension
* Any alteration in the state of consciousness preventing the patient\'s cooperation
* Children without contraindication to the use of the virtual reality mask:
* Epilepsy
* Psychiatric illness
* Children and parents able to use the self-assessment scales proposed in the study
* Enrolment in the Social Security system

Exclusion Criteria:

Children from 6 to 16:

* Having a modification of pain\'s integration (spina bifida for example)
* Requiring contact isolation (conjunctivitis, contagious skin condition, etc.)
* With a history of seizures

Conditions5

Acute LeukemiaAnxietyAnxiety and FearChildren and AdolescentsVirtual Reality

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