Cooperative Virtual Reality Gaming for Anxiety and Pain Reduction in Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers During Painful Medical Procedures: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Cooperative Virtual Reality Gaming for Anxiety and Pain Reduction in Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers During Painful Medical Procedures: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Stefan Liszio
1, 2
, Dr rer nat ;
Franziska Bäuerlein
3
, MSc ;
Jens Hildebrand
2
;
Carolin van Nahl
2
, BA ;
Maic Masuch
4
, Dr Ing ;
Oliver Basu
1, 2
, MD
1
Center for Virtual and Extended Reality in Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
2
Pediatric Health Play Team, Center for Child and Youth Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
3
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
4
Entertainment Computing Group, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany