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NCT03583450 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Perioperative Virtual Reality for Pediatric Anesthesia

A NA study of Anxiety, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
71
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT03583450: Completed NA study of Anxiety, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

NCT03583450 is a NA study of Anxiety that has completed, run by University of California, San Francisco. The registered enrollment target is 71 participants, below the 440-participant average among 364 other Anxiety trials with a reported enrollment target (84% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03583450, a NA study of Anxiety, has completed, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
71 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the use of immersive audiovisual distraction and virtual reality to reduce perioperative anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The study plans to employ virtual reality headsets during induction of anesthesia in pediatric patients for elective surgery in a randomized clinical trial.

Primary Outcome

Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (Observational measure of anxiety in five categories (activity, emotional expressivity, state of arousal, vocalization, and use of parents); Total range 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater anxiety)

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • DEVICE Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app

Study Locations (1)

California

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - San Francisco

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 71 participants
Start Date 2018-08-29
Est. Completion 2019-03-27
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03583450 record still lists

NCT03583450 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 71 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 440-participant average among 364 other Anxiety trials with a reported enrollment target (84% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Anxiety appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app is the first listed.

NCT03583450 reports a single indexed study location in California.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03583450 about?

NCT03583450 is a clinical study titled "Perioperative Virtual Reality for Pediatric Anesthesia". The goal of this study is to evaluate the use of immersive audiovisual distraction and virtual reality to reduce perioperative anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The study plans to employ virtual reality headsets during induction of anesthesia in pe...

What is the current status of trial NCT03583450?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 71 participants. The study started on 2018-08-29. Estimated completion is 2019-03-27.

What conditions does trial NCT03583450 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Anxiety.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03583450?

The interventions under investigation include: Perioperative virtual reality headset with mobile app (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03583450?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, San Francisco, which has 1,713 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT03583450 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across California. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT03583450's enrollment target sits among peer trials

71 212th of 364 higher than 151 of 364 other Anxiety trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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