Comparison of the effect of virtual reality and animation on pain control due to injections in children 3 to 6 years old.

Comparison of the effect of virtual reality and animation on pain control due to injections in children 3 to 6 years old.

The clinical trial consisted of two intervention groups, one control group, single -blind and randomized on135 children 3 to 6 years old. Children are assigned to groups based on a randomization sequence and first in first out that will be generated in advance, which is unpredictable and has no certain pattern. To assign samples to 3 groups, the block randomization method with the size of 3 and 6 blocks using block random number generator software will be used. All this will be done with software called Sealed Envelope.

This study will be performed in health centers of Arak city. A demographic information questionnaire will be collected through interviews. The child is filmed during the procedure and the pain level is measured using the Wong-Bakar Faces pain rating scale. eventually, data analysis is performed using SPSS 20 program. Only data analyzers will not know how the samples are placed in the groups.

Inclusion criteria: Children 3 to 6 years old without underlying disease and lack of vision and hearing problems. Exclusion criteria: Child parents' unwillingness to participate in the study.

First intervention group: In this group, from the beginning of the injection procedure to the end of the procedure, we use the virtual reality technique using 3D glasses to view Sponge Bob animation. Second intervention group: In this group, using a mobile phone, from before the injection procedure to its end, the Sponge Bob animation is displayed. Control group: In this group there is no intervention, only the injection will be performed.

Intensity of pain

Children are assigned to two intervention groups and one control group based on the randomization sequence that will be generated in advance, which is unpredictable and its arrangement is completely random. To allocate the samples, the block randomization method with the size of 3 and 6 blocks will be used, so that by using the software for generating random numbers in the block method, a randomization sequence will be generated according to the sample size required for the three groups. First, all the modes in which the 3 letters A, B and C can be put together in blocks of 3 and 6 are generated, then a block is randomly selected by placing it among the blocks and the layout pattern in that block will be used to allocate children. Finally this block will be placed in the main container and another block will be selected again. Blocks of 3 and 6 will all be in the same container. All this will be done with software called Sealed Envelope. With this method, concealment will also be observed. The concept of concealment is to unpredictably assign individuals to groups that the researcher will not be able to predict which group the next person will be in.

The data analyzer will not know how the samples are placed in the intervention and control groups. Other people in the study will be aware of this placement.

Only the part of the data related to the original outcome will be able to be shared.

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