FOREVR Peds VR Pilot

Functional Outcome Response to Engaging Virtual Reality in Pediatric Patients (FOREVR Peds Study)

To determine the feasibility and acceptability of using immersive virtual reality technologies to impact clinical outcomes (e.g., pain and anxiety) and medication utilization (e.g., narcotics) in pediatric patients with acute and chronic pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ages 7to 21 years
• Able to read, understand, and speak English
• Patients in the immediate postoperative period with significant pain being followed by the Acute Pain Service (acute postoperative pain cohort); patients presenting in Same Day Surgery for peripheral IV placement or patients in the CBDI clinic presenting for peripheral IV placement or Port accessing (vascular access cohort); or patients admitted to CCHMC on the Medical Pain Service (chronic pain cohort), or sickle cell patients not on the MPS list.
• Patients who have undergone bone marrow transplantation or receiving chemotherapy experiencing pain from mucositis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Outside the age range (< 7 or > 21 years)
• History of developmental delays, uncontrolled psychiatric conditions, or neurological conditions (especially epilepsy and/or significant motion sickness/nausea/vomiting)
• History of vertigo, dizziness, and/or seizure disorder
• Conditions that would preclude the application of the VR glasses, such as surgeries of the head and neck