Longitudinal Virtual Reality Use in Pediatric Surgical Procedures
This study aims to investigate the use of virtual reality guided mindfulness meditation to reduce the pre and post-operative anxiety and pain of pediatric surgical patients.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- device: Virtual Reality Headset Given
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have parental consent if under 18 or 18 and older but unable to provide own consent
- Can comprehend instructions in English language
- Is undergoing surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia at Lucile Packard
Children's Hospital
- Children that are normally healthy (ASA I) or have a mild systemic disease (ASA II,
III)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with significant cognitive impairment or developmental delays per parental
report or H&P
- Children with ASA IV (severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life) or
ASA V (unstable patients not expected to survive >24hours or without operation)
- Children currently taking psychotropic mediations will be excluded from this study due
to the affect emotion modulation
- Children with history of seizures related to photosensitivity.
Ages Eligible for Study
5 Years - 25 Years
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
John R Austin, MS
(949) 878-1438
Not Recruiting
Our research team includes physicians, residents, medical students, research assistants, and volunteers. Our research topics include medical imaging, device validation, mobile application development, and pharmaceutical trials.
Some of the Neuro-Opthalmic concerns we investigate include Multiple Sclerosis, Optic Neuritis, IIH, and ICP.