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NCT Number: NCT02427659

VR High Tech Pain Control Burn Wound Care

Using virtual reality as a form of distraction for pain during wound care. Virtual reality involves looking into a set of goggles and then moving through a computer-simulated world.

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Key information

Conditions

Pain Burn Burns Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

About this study

This study has three different groups. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of three groups (two treatments and one control). Treatment for Group 1 is Virtual Reality Distraction during wound care. Group 2 will listen to an audio recording called "Sounds of Nature". Group 3 will be the control group.

Subjects in all three groups will receive the following questionnaires:

Graphic Rating Scale McGill Short-Form pain questionnaire Sullivan Catastrophization scale (only on Day 1/Baseline) The Nurse GRS

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years
  • Compliant and able to complete questionnaires
  • No history of psychiatric disorder
  • Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder
  • Able to communicate verbally
  • English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

  • Age less than 18 years
  • Not capable of indicating pain intensity
  • Not capable of filling out study measures
  • Evidence of traumatic brain injury
  • History of psychiatric disorder
  • Demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder and associated memory problems
  • Unable to communicate orally
  • Receiving prophylaxis for alcohol or drug withdrawal
  • Developmental disability
  • Any face/head/neck injuries that interfere with the use of Virtual Reality equipment
  • Non-English Speaking
  • Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
  • Seizure history

Treatment and study plan

Virtual Reality Distraction

Behavioral

The subjects will receive a 20-minute Virtual Reality Distraction (VRD) during their wound care procedure. The nurse will be doing their wound care.

Other names: VRD

Audio (sound of nature)

Behavioral

The subjects will listen to an audio recording called "Sounds of Nature" during their wound care.

Control standard nurse wound care

Behavioral

The subjects will receive their standard care during wound care. The nurse will be doing the wound care.

Primary outcomes

  1. "Pain" as measured by McGill Short Form Pain Questionnaire

    Time frame: up to an hour

    Pain is being measured

  2. "Pain" as measured by Nurse Graphic Rating Scale

    Time frame: up to 3 hours

    Pain is being measured.

  3. "Pain and anxiety" as measured by Graphic Rating Scale

    Time frame: up to an hour

    Pain and anxiety is being measured

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Nih

Registry information

Official study title

High Technology Pain Control During Burn Wound Care

Acronym: VRH2O

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Apr 28, 2015
Registry last updated
Mar 13, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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