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NCT04942561 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

VR to Reduce Pain/Anxiety During IV Starts

A NA study, sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
107
Enrollment target

NCT04942561: Completed NA study, sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

NCT04942561 is a NA study that has completed, run by Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The registered enrollment target is 107 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04942561, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
107 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study aims to test the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmaceutical intervention to reduce pain and anxiety in children undergoing peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) access in the Department of Radiology and Imaging or the outpatient Infusion Center at CHLA, as measured by self- and proxy-report.

Primary Outcome

The VAS anticipatory anxiety measure is a vertical VAS, anchored with 0 at the bottom indicating the least amount and 10 at the top indicating the greatest amount, in response to the instruction to rate "how nervous, afraid, or worried" they were about the upcoming task. The scale also has color cues, graded from yellow at the bottom to dark red at the top, as well as a neutral face at the bottom and a face showing a negative expression at the top. Prior research used the VAS to rate anticipator

Interventions

  • DEVICE Samsung Gear VR
  • DEVICE Merge VR

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 107 participants
Start Date 2017-04-12
Est. Completion 2019-07-24
Phase NA
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

119 total trials

What the finished NCT04942561 record still lists

NCT04942561 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 107 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower).

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

NCT04942561 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04942561 about?

NCT04942561 is a clinical study titled "VR to Reduce Pain/Anxiety During IV Starts". This study aims to test the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmaceutical intervention to reduce pain and anxiety in children undergoing peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) access in the Department of Radiology and Imaging or the outpatient Infusion Center at CHLA, as measured by ...

What is the current status of trial NCT04942561?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 107 participants. The study started on 2017-04-12. Estimated completion is 2019-07-24.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04942561?

The interventions under investigation include: Samsung Gear VR (DEVICE), Merge VR (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04942561?

This trial is sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles, which has 119 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04942561's enrollment target sits among peer trials

107 830th of 2000 higher than 1,171 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 NCT04942561, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04942561 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.