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SUMMARY:Virtual Reality Training for Pediatric Peripheral Intravenous Cath
 eter Insertion: Evaluation of Validity, Usability, and Workload Using Hand
 held Controllers versus Haptic Gloves
DESCRIPTION:Avinash Gupta (University of Illinois)\n\nPlacement of PIVCs i
 s one of the most frequently performed invasive procedures in healthcare. 
 Pediatric PIVC placement is challenging due to small, fragile veins and di
 fficulty holding still, which can lead to multiple attempts. Treatment del
 ays, heightened anxiety, and discomfort are effects of failed PIVC attempt
 s and contribute to delayed treatment. Repeated venipuncture has also been
  linked to needle phobia and healthcare avoidance in the long term. Yet tr
 aining frequently relies on classroom instruction and static manikins that
  underrepresent pediatric variability and real-world constraints, which ma
 y contribute to persistently high failure rates and gaps in clinician conf
 idence. Virtual reality (VR) offers an immersive, standardized, repeatable
  environment for procedural simulation, but interaction modality may meani
 ngfully shape realism, usability, and workload. This study evaluates the v
 alidity (face and content), usability, and perceived workload of a VR pedi
 atric PIVC training module through structured review by pediatric PIVC sub
 ject matter experts (SMEs) and tests whether outcomes differ by interactio
 n modality (handheld controllers vs. VR haptic gloves).\n\n
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