Water-friendly Virtual Reality and Brief Thermal Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain, Acute
• Interventions: Behavioral: Virtual Reality psychological pain reduction

• Registration Number: NCT04245475
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

Using immersive virtual reality as a form of pain distraction during a brief "painful but tolerable" temperature.

Detailed Description

This study will use Quantitative Sensory Testing (computer-controlled brief 10 second thermal pain stimuli) in healthy college students.

The primary aim is to conduct a randomized, controlled study with healthy volunteers to explore whether interacting with virtual objects in VR via a high tech interactive VR system makes VR significantly more effective/powerful compared to a less immersive passive VR system, vs. No VR, for reducing pain during quantitative sensory testing.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-29
• Study Start: 2020-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-30
• Study Completion: 2021-04-30
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

• Currently enrolled in a course at the University of Washington Psychology Dept., participating in the UW Psychology subject pool
• Able to read, write and comprehend English
• Able to complete study measures
• Willing to follow our UW approved instructions
• 18 years of age or older

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Exclusion Criteria

• People how have already previously participated in this same study (e.g., last quarter) are not eligible to participate again.
• Not enrolled in a course at the University of Washington Psychology Dept., participating in the UW Psychology subject pool
• Not be able to read, write and comprehend English
• Younger than 18 years of age.
• Not capable of completing measures
• Not capable of indicating pain intensity,
• Not capable of filling out study measures,
• Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness,
• Seizure history,
• Unusual sensitivity or lack of sensitivity to pain,
• Sensitive skin,
• sensitive feet,
• migraines,
• Diabetes.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Low Tech/passive Virtual Reality first	Virtual Reality psychological pain reduction	Low Tech VR first brief test phase thermal stimulus + High Tech VR during a second test phase pain stimulus
High Tech/interactive Virtual Reality first	Virtual Reality psychological pain reduction	High Tech/Interactive VR during first brief test phase thermal stimulus + Low Tech VR during a second brief thermal stimulus.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
participants rating of "worst pain "	immediately after each single 10 second test phase quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit	using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = no pain, 10 = excruciating pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
participants rating of "time spent thinking about pain"	immediately after each single 10 second quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit	using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = none of the time, 10 = all of the time
participants rating of "pain unpleasantness "	immediately after each single 10 second quantitative sensory test stimulus during a single visit	using a single graphic rating scale, 0 = no pain, 10 = excruciating pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Washington (public not eligible for participation); 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States