A Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality for Pain Management in the Post-Operative Period Following Orthopedic Surgery
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Spinal Fusion
- Sponsor
- Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
- Enrollment
- 48
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Timing of pain medication
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Use an RCT study design to measure pain experience, medication use, medical side effects, and length of hospital stay with and without availability of VR following spine fusion surgery
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to prospectively assess the utility of virtual reality (VR) for pain and anxiety management in the post-operative period following major orthopedic surgery. While there is substantial evidence supporting the use of VR during dressing changes for burn victims, there is little known about VR use in post-surgical settings. In the proposed study, patients will be randomized to either receive VR in addition to standard of care or to receive only standard of care during their post-operative care following spinal fusion surgery for idiopathic scoliosis or neuromuscular scoliosis.
Investigators
Chantel Burkitt
Principal Investigator
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patient is having a spinal fusion at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
- •Patient with a diagnosis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) or a diagnosis of neuromuscular scoliosis
Exclusion Criteria
- •Non-English speaking parents/patients
- •Patients with history of motion sickness
- •Patients with epilepsy
- •Patients with a ventricular shunt
- •Patients with severe/profound cognitive impairments
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Timing of pain medication
Time Frame: 4 days
Timing of morphine equivalent opioids (mg/kg/day) and adjunctive medications (e.g., Tylenol, Diazepam, Propofol, Midazolam, etc.; mg/kg/day).This will be collected retrospectively from the patient medical record following the conclusion of treatment.
Doses of pain medication
Time Frame: 4 days
Doses of morphine equivalent opioids (mg/kg/day) and adjunctive medications (e.g., Tylenol, Diazepam, Propofol, Midazolam, etc.; mg/kg/day).This will be collected retrospectively from the patient medical record following the conclusion of treatment.
Secondary Outcomes
- Pain assessment scores(4 days)
- Length of stay(4 days)
- Parents' Postoperative Pain Measure(4 days)
- Visual analogue scale(4 days)
- Faces Pain Scale-Revised(4 days)
- Time patient out of bed(4 days)