Virtual Reality therapy for pain management at the Emergency Department

Completed

Conditions: acute pijn door enige oorzaak
acute pain

Registration Number: NL-OMON53184

Lead Sponsor: Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 124

Inclusion Criteria

- Patient >=16 years admitted to ED
- NRS pain at rest score >=4
- Pain not acceptable for patient
- Patient is willing and able to comply with the study protocol

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients initially treated by another physician than the EP.
- EMV < 14
- History of dementia, seizures
- Severe hearing/visual impairment not corrected
- Headwounds or damaged skin with which comfortable and hygienic use is not
possible.
- Presentation to ED because of chronic pain (>=3 months) exacerbation
- Chronic opioid use (>=3 months)
- Psychiatric disorders interfering with patients* understanding of the study
protocol and informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>NRS scores of pain at rest, repeated</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Anxiety<br /><br>- NRS anxiety scores, repeated<br /><br>Analgesics<br /><br>- Oral Morphine Equivalent (OME)<br /><br>- Administered analgesics at the ED and type<br /><br>- Administered non-pharmacological analgesia (eg. casting, reduction of<br /><br>fracture)<br /><br>Patient reported outcome measures<br /><br>- Acceptability of pain at discharge (yes/no)<br /><br>- Patients desire for analgesics upon admittance and at discharge (yes/no)<br /><br>- NRS immersion score<br /><br>- Satisfaction with pain management (NRS-scale)<br /><br>Process indicators<br /><br>- Duration ED visit<br /><br>Follow-up (diary)<br /><br>- Analgesic prescriptions by emergency physician<br /><br>Safety outcomes<br /><br>- Reasons for withdrawal<br /><br>- Adverse events during VR therapy<br /><br>Barriers to implementation<br /><br>- Technical problems<br /><br>- Feedback on apps</p><br>