Virtual Reality for Pain and Anxiety During Intravenous Catheterization

NCT07884682 — Not applicable, Completed, 136 participants, Erzincan Binali Yildirim Universitesi

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The Effect of Using Virtual Reality Glasses During Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization on Pain, Anxiety, and Physiological Parameters

Registry	NCT07884682
Status	Completed
Phase	Not applicable
Study type	Interventional; non randomized, parallel, masking: double, supportive care
Enrollment	136 (Actual)
Sponsor	Erzincan Binali Yildirim Universitesi (Other)
Conditions	VR, Pain, Anxiety
Interventions	virtual reality glass (Other)
Dates	start 2025-03-20, primary completion 2025-08-30, completion 2025-08-30, first posted 2026-10-20, last updated 2026-10-20
Locations	1 site in Turkey (Türkiye)

-Summary

This study was conducted as a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design to determine the effect of using VRG, as a distraction method, on pain, anxiety, oxygen saturation level, and pulse rate during PIC.

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+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Virtual Reality During Intravenous Catheterization	Experimental	Other: virtual reality glass
Standard Care During Intravenous Catheterization	No intervention

virtual reality glass (Other): virtual reality glass

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

Physiological Symptoms of Anxiety Follow-Up Form [Before and after the peripheral venous catheter insertion procedure]
Visual Analog Scale for Pain [Before and after the peripheral venous catheter insertion procedure]
Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety [Before and after the peripheral venous catheter insertion procedure]
Virtual Reality Glasses Satisfaction Form [After the peripheral venous catheter insertion procedure]

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 18 Years to 65 Years, accepts healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-65 years old,
* had no verbal,
* perceptual, or visual communication difficulties,
* had not taken analgesic medication within the previous 24 hours,
* had no fever at admission,
* reported no acute or chronic pain,
* had no previous history of syncope during PIC insertion

Exclusion Criteria:

* requested to leave the study,
* felt unwell during PIC insertion,
* were receiving chemotherapy,
* had a previous surgical procedure in the planned insertion area,
* had scarring, psoriasis, or active dermatitis at the insertion site,
* required more than one attempt for PIC placement, or had undergone an invasive procedure in the same vein within the previous month

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
A Training and Research Hospital	Erzincan	Turkey (Türkiye)