Virtual Reality - A New Vision on Pain
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
- Enrollment
- 33
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- PROMIS Pain interference
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the project is to investigate if the use of virtual reality (VR) technology with pre-programmed proprietary software can provide better treatment for patients with long-term pain conditions. This is investigated in this pilot study conducted on patients referred to outpatient treatment at the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The pilot study will lay the foundation for a follow-up study (RCT). The effect of VR are evaluated by patient reporting forms; before start-up and 3 months after startup. Patients included in the study receive standard treatment supplemented with the use of VR technology.
The therapists involved will be Interviewed to examine their experiences with the use of the VR-technology in the treatment of patients.
VR technology can potentially contribute to better treatment (e.g. measured in outcomes such as activity, sleep problems, pain intensity, quality of life). Moreover we expect that a VR-assisted treatment to be more cost-effective and increased availability regardless of geography and demography.
Investigators
Inge Ringheim
PhD
Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •pain duration \> 3 moths
- •Master Norwegian spoken language
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of malignant disease
- •pain duration \< 3 Months
- •Does not master Norwegian spoken language
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
PROMIS Pain interference
Time Frame: Three months
Consequences of pain on relevant aspects of one's life. This includes the extent to which pain hinders engagement with social, cognitive, emotional, physical, and recreational activities. PROMIS measures are scored on the T-score metric in which 50 is the mean of a relevant reference population and 10 is the standard deviation (SD) of that population.
PROMIS Pain intensity
Time Frame: Three months
Numeric rating scale (NRS (0-10)) How much a person hurts
Secondary Outcomes
- EQ-5D-5L(Three months)
- PROMIS Emotional Distress - Depression(Three months)
- PROMIS Physical Health - Sleep Disturbance(Three months)
- PROMIS Physical Health - Fatigue(Three months)
- PROMIS Physical Function(Three months)
- System Usability Scale (SUS)(Three months)
- PROMIS Emotional Distress - Anxiety(Three months)
- PROMIS Social Health - Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities(Three months)
- RTWSE-11 Return ti work self efficacy(Three months)