Virtual Reality Pain Control During Burn Wound Care

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Burn
• Interventions: Behavioral: Virtual Reality Distraction

• Registration Number: NCT00261690
• Lead Sponsor: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Brief Summary

Using Virtual Reality as a form of Distraction during Burn Care.

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality (a form of distraction) in order to reduce patients' procedural burn pain.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-02
• Study First Submitted: 2005-12-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-12-02
• Study First Posted: 2005-12-05
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-03
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-04-17
• Last Update Posted: 2013-04-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 184

Inclusion Criteria

• Able to complete subjective evaluations of pain
• English-speaking
• Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or any form of Organic Brain Disorder
• Able to communicate orally

Exclusion Criteria

• Incapable of indicating subjective evaluation of pain
• Non-English-speaking
• Severe head or neck injury or other medical conditions that prohibit patient from wearing VR helmet
• Demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or Organic Brain Disorder
• Unable to communicate verbally
• Significant developmental disability
• Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
• Reports having no problem with pain during wound care.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Virtual Reality Distraction	Virtual Reality distraction

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
We use GRS, McGill to measure the outcome.	once a day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States