VRH Pain Reduction During Burn Wound Care and Physical Therapy (VRH)

May 6, 2013 updated by: David R. Patterson, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Testing Interactions to Adjunctive Pain Control Techniques

Using Virtual Reality Hypnosis to relief pain and anxiety for burn patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to examine whether there is more effective relief of pain and anxiety during wound care procedures in burn-injured patients that are treated with Virtual Reality Hypnosis with post-hypnotic suggestion.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

77

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

7 years to 85 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age greater than or equal to 7 years
  • Able to complete subjective evaluations of pain
  • English-speaking
  • Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or any form of Organic Brain Disorder
  • Able to communicate orally

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 7 years
  • Incapable of indicating subjective evaluation of pain
  • Non-English-speaking
  • Demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or Organic Brain Disorder
  • Unable to communicate verbally
  • Significant developmental disability
  • Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: 1
Arm one uses Virtual Reality Hypnosis post hypnotic suggestions to reduce pain durng wound care procedures.
Behavioral: using VR hypnosis/distraction and audio hypnosis
a between subject comparison using VR hypnosis and VR distraction and audio hypnosis for pain control
EXPERIMENTAL: 2
Arm two uses Virtual Reality distraction that is administered at times other than during burn care procedure to control for both for attention and high technology.
Behavioral: using VR hypnosis/distraction and audio hypnosis
a between subject comparison using VR hypnosis and VR distraction and audio hypnosis for pain control
EXPERIMENTAL: 3
Arm three use Audio administered Hypnosis without the visual technology.
Behavioral: using VR hypnosis/distraction and audio hypnosis
a between subject comparison using VR hypnosis and VR distraction and audio hypnosis for pain control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
we use GRS, VAS, McGill,and nurse GRS to measure the pain.
Time Frame: once a day
once a day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2002

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2011

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 30, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 30, 2005

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 1, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 8, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 19635-B
  • R01GM042725 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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