NCT06854991
Healthy Children and Virtual Reality Mediation of Simulated Pain
Enrolling by Invitation
NAAges 6–17InterventionalNationwide Children's HospitalInvestigator-initiated
~20 participants
Updated 2026-03-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Active VR-PATPassive VR-PATiPad
At a glance
Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Difference in brain activation picked up on fNIRS between the active VR, passive VR, iPad game, and control conditions
Measured over Assessed continuously throughout the simulated pain session (60 minutes) for one visit
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesOhio1
Study leadership
- Henry Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD, MBA · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Nationwide Children's Hospital
Who to contact
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Eligibility criteria
Inclusion
Age 6-17 years, inclusive
Subjects and legal guardians can communicate (read and write) using English
Exclusion
Currently experiencing any pain (acute or chronic)
Took any pain medication within the past 12 hours
Vision, hearing, or cognitive/motor impairments preventing valid administration of study measures
History of motion sickness, seizure disorder, dizziness, or migraine headaches precipitated by visual auras
Minors in foster care, incarcerated, or currently pregnant
What this trial measures
- Difference in brain activation picked up on fNIRS between the active VR, passive VR, iPad game, and control conditionsAssessed continuously throughout the simulated pain session (60 minutes) for one visit
Mean within subject fNIRS signals of brain activation