Virtual Reality in Burn Pain Management

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Burns; Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: Pain management; Other: Standard of care/no virtual reality game

• Registration Number: NCT00593086
• Lead Sponsor: United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Brief Summary

To examine the safety and efficacy of Virtual Reality (VR) distraction therapy in burn patients experiencing severe procedural pain during wound care.

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, randomized cross-over study of the safety and effectiveness of the use of a virtual reality distraction intervention to management procedural pain during burn wound care. Up to 20 subjects will be enrolled until 12 complete the study.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-06
• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-01-11
• Study First Posted: 2008-01-14
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2012-06
• Status Verified: 2013-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 2013-02-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years or oler with thermal injury
• Understands English
• patient perception of previous wound care procedural pain is greater than 6 on a numeric pain scal of 0-10 where 0= no pain and 10=worst pain ever experienced
• ability to use a computer mouse or hit the space bar on a computer keyboard

Exclusion Criteria

• unhealed burned wounds on face, neck or head
• history of severe susceptibility to motion sickness
• presence of open woun ds to the hands that cannot be covered with a dressing while operating the control button
• patients who report a feeling of anxiety or discomfort while viewing the Snow World software on a computer without the helmet

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A	Pain management	Standard of care pain management
A	Standard of care/no virtual reality game	Standard of care pain management
B	Pain management	SnoWorld Virtual Reality Game

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There will be a 20-50% reduction in pain while using Virtual Reality Games during burn wound care	48 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

USAISR; 🇺🇸 Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States