Recruiting

Reality PAWS

Sponsor:

Children's Hospital Colorado

Code:

NCT07187245

Conditions

Inpatient Pediatric Care

Isolation

Feasibility Studies

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 21

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Reality PAWS Program via Meta Quest 3 VR

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a mixed reality program, Reality PAWS, delivered on a Meta Quest 3 VR headset, is a feasible intervention for pediatric patients in isolation. It will also evaluate the safety of the program and its effect on pain, anxiety, and loneliness. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

What is the feasibility of utilizing Reality PAWS MR as a substitute for in-person dog therapy for children under isolation precautions? Are patients compliant with using Reality PAWS MR? What are the interventional outcomes of Reality PAWS MR?

Participants will:

Wear a Meta Quest 3 VR headset with the Reality PAWS program. Interact with the program. Answer surveys regarding demographics, anxiety, pain, loneliness, sickness, perceived exertion, and immersion in the program.

Conditions

Inpatient Pediatric Care

Isolation

Feasibility Studies

Study ID

NCT07187245

Start date

Jan 29, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec 1, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 21

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children 8 to 21 years old admitted to Children's Hospital Colorado or Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Children who are English-speaking (legal guardian may be English-speaking or Spanish-speaking)
  • Children within the normal range of development will be recruited for this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, neurodevelopmental issues, or other neurological disorders and comorbidities that may confound study outcomes and administration of the study protocol and metrics (e.g., visual field disturbances, frequent nausea/ vomiting, not medically stable, intellectual disability)
  • Children with visual, auditory, or tactile deficits that would interfere with the ability to complete the experimental tasks
  • Children with a history of seizure disorder
  • Children currently sick with flu-like symptoms or experiencing a headache or earache
  • Children with known or suspected motion sickness
  • Children with cochlear implants or pace makers

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Reality PAWS VR Program Session on Meta Quest 3 VR Device

Participants will be able to wear a Meta Quest 3 VR Device and interact with the Reality PAWS VR program for up to 30 minutes per session.

Interventions

Reality PAWS Program via Meta Quest 3 VR

Reality PAWS is a mixed reality (MR) game that allows patients to interact with a virtual dog. It was developed at Children's Hospital Colorado to serve patients under isolation precautions who are unable to be visited by a facility dog in person. Patients can interact with the game through features such as walking the dog, providing commands, outfitting the dog, giving treats, playing fetch, petting the dog, and playing with others.

Primary outcome measure

  • Recruitment Feasibility [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 6 months. ]
  • Intervention Feasibility - Time Spent Using MR [ Time Frame: From baseline until study session completion, approximately 30 minutes. ]
  • Intervention Feasibility - Software [ Time Frame: From baseline until study session completion, approximately 30 minutes. ]
  • Electonic Case Report Qualitative Feedback and Observations [ Time Frame: From baseline until study session completion, approximately 30 minutes. ]
  • Measurement Feasibility [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of six months. ]
  • Child Simulator Sickness Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Completed at baseline and again at study session completion, approximately 30 minutes after completing the study intervention MR. ]
  • Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion [ Time Frame: At intervention session completion, approximately 30 minutes after starting the MR intervention. ]
  • Gold-Rizzo Immersion and Presence [ Time Frame: Completed at study session completion, approximately 30 minutes after completing the MR intervention. ]
  • Amount of adverse or serious adverse events [ Time Frame: Until study completion, about 6 months. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Recruiting

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Contacts

Claire Simonsen, BA

720-777-5313claire.simonsen@childrenscolorado.org

Principal Investigator:

Jennifer H Staab, MS, CCLS

More Information

Sponsor

Children's Hospital Colorado

Last update posted

Aug 14, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Children's Hospital Colorado on 2026-08-14.