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on-pharmacological Pain Care using Virtual Reality Therapy or Music Therapy during complex wound care in adults

Recruiting
Conditions
Pain and Anxiety
10040795
Registration Number
NL-OMON53602
Lead Sponsor
Amsterdam UMC
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria

- Individuals aged 18 or older having wounds receiving wound care
- Individuals who will undergo minimum of 1 to a maximum of 3 sequential
complex wound care* procedures
- At least 1 prior painful wound care procedure, where they have indicated a
VAS >= 4, or patients reporting a VAS >= 4 before initiating the wound care
procedure.
*Complex wound care: Wound care deemed fit for conservative wound care (based
on wound properties, such as: cause, location, size, the necessary
intervention), including necrosectomy at the hospital ward as per regular wound
care protocol

Exclusion Criteria

- Individuals not being able to understand Dutch language at primary school
level
- Individuals not being able to read or write Dutch
- Individuals diagnosed with dementia and/or cognitive impairment
- Individuals diagnosed with epilepsy
- Individuals diagnosed with migraine
- Individuals with severe dizziness and/or nausea
- Individuals with a known history of claustrophobia
- Individuals who are unable to sign informed consent owing to mental disorder
or formally stated to be incompetent to decide
- Individuals who have no feeling in the wound care area
- Individuals with physical (and/or cognitive) disabilities on the face, eye,
ear, nose and neck that prevent the use of the VR headgear and/or headphones

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Pain score measured with the VAS-score</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Level of anxiety, measured with the STAI-6 questionnaire<br /><br>- Length of hospital stay<br /><br>- Patient and provider satisfaction, measured with questionnaires<br /><br>- Blood pressure<br /><br>- Heart rate<br /><br>- Saturation<br /><br>- Respiratory rate </p><br>
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