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NCT04357132 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Virtual Reality for Appendectomy Pain

A NA study, sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
15
Enrollment target

NCT04357132: Completed NA study, sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.

NCT04357132 is a NA study that has completed, run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati. The registered enrollment target is 15 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04357132, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
15 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

To determine the impact of VR-Biofeedback and VR-Distraction on pain and medication utilization in children and adolescents undergoing surgery for ruptured appendix.

Primary Outcome

Anxiety scores will be collected. Anxiety will be rated using a visual analog scale. Anxiety will be rated from 0 - 10. 0 meaning no anxiety 10 being severe anxiety.

Interventions

  • OTHER VR-Biofeedback
  • OTHER VR-Distraction

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 15 participants
Start Date 2020-07-12
Est. Completion 2021-08-30
Phase NA

What the finished NCT04357132 record still lists

NCT04357132 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 15 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which VR-Biofeedback is the first listed.

NCT04357132 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04357132 about?

NCT04357132 is a clinical study titled "Virtual Reality for Appendectomy Pain". To determine the impact of VR-Biofeedback and VR-Distraction on pain and medication utilization in children and adolescents undergoing surgery for ruptured appendix.

What is the current status of trial NCT04357132?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 15 participants. The study started on 2020-07-12. Estimated completion is 2021-08-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04357132?

The interventions under investigation include: VR-Biofeedback (OTHER), VR-Distraction (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04357132?

This trial is sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, which has 571 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04357132's enrollment target sits among peer trials

15 1881st of 2000 higher than 92 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04357132, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04357132 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.