Effects of a Virtual Reality Game on Children’s Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Wenjia Wu   ¹ , DMD ;   Sylvie Le May   ^{2, 3} , RN, PhD ;   Nicole Hung   ^{2, 4} , BScN, MD ;   Olivier Fortin   ² , BDI, MSc ;   Christine Genest   ^{3, 5} , RN, PhD ;   Maxime Francoeur   ² , BSN ;   Estelle Guingo   ^{2, 6} , PhD ;   Kate St-Arneault   ^{2, 3} , MScN ;   Annie Sylfra   ² ;   An Kateri Vu   ² ;   Janick Carmel   ² ;   Laurence Lessard   ² ;   Stephany Cara-Slavich   ² , BAA ;   Katheryn De Koven   ⁷ , MD ;   Julie Paquette   ² , RN, MSc ;   Hunter Hoffman   ⁸ , PhD ;   Marie-Eve Asselin   ¹ , DMD

¹ Department of Dental Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada

² Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada

³ Faculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

⁴ Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

⁵ Trauma Studies Centre, Le Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Est-de-l’Île de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

⁶ Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, QC, Canada

⁷ Department of Anesthesia, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire St-Justine Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

⁸ University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States