Virtual Reality Pain Control During Burn Wound Care (VRPT/H2O/RT)

April 17, 2013 updated by: David R. Patterson, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Use of Virtual Reality for Adjunctive Treatment of Burn Pain

Using Virtual Reality as a form of Distraction during Burn Care.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality (a form of distraction) in order to reduce patients' procedural burn pain.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

184

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

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

6 years to 60 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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:

  • Incapable of indicating subjective evaluation of pain
  • Non-English-speaking
  • Severe head or neck injury or other medical conditions that prohibit patient from wearing VR helmet
  • Demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or Organic Brain Disorder
  • Unable to communicate verbally
  • Significant developmental disability
  • Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
  • Reports having no problem with pain during wound care.

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: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Virtual Reality distraction
Behavioral: Virtual Reality Distraction
Using virtual reality distraction during a procedure

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
We use GRS, McGill to measure the outcome.
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

February 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 2, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 2, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

December 5, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 19, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 17, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13289-C
  • R01GM042725 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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