VR High Tech Pain Control Burn Wound Care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Burn
• Interventions: Behavioral: Audio (sound of nature); Behavioral: Control standard nurse wound care; Behavioral: Virtual Reality Distraction

• Registration Number: NCT02427659
• Lead Sponsor: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Brief Summary

Using virtual reality as a form of distraction for pain during wound care. Virtual reality involves looking into a set of goggles and then moving through a computer-simulated world.

Detailed Description

This study has three different groups. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of three groups (two treatments and one control). Treatment for Group 1 is Virtual Reality Distraction during wound care. Group 2 will listen to an audio recording called "Sounds of Nature". Group 3 will be the control group.

Subjects in all three groups will receive the following questionnaires:

Graphic Rating Scale McGill Short-Form pain questionnaire Sullivan Catastrophization scale (only on Day 1/Baseline) The Nurse GRS

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11
• Study First Submitted: 2015-03-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-04-27
• Study First Posted: 2015-04-28
• Primary Completion: 2016-11
• Study Completion: 2017-08
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

• Age greater than or equal to 18 years
• Compliant and able to complete questionnaires
• No history of psychiatric disorder
• Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder
• Able to communicate verbally
• English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

• Age less than 18 years
• Not capable of indicating pain intensity
• Not capable of filling out study measures
• Evidence of traumatic brain injury
• History of psychiatric disorder
• Demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder and associated memory problems
• Unable to communicate orally
• Receiving prophylaxis for alcohol or drug withdrawal
• Developmental disability
• Any face/head/neck injuries that interfere with the use of Virtual Reality equipment
• Non-English Speaking
• Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
• Seizure history

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Audio (sounds of nature)	Audio (sound of nature)	The subjects will listen to an audio recording called "Sounds of Nature" during their wound care. The nurse will be doing the wound care.
control standard nurse wound care	Control standard nurse wound care	The subjects will receive their standard care during wound care. The nurse will be doing the wound care.
Virtual Reality Distraction	Virtual Reality Distraction	The subjects will receive a 20-minute Virtual Reality Distraction (VRD) during their wound care procedure. The nurse will be doing their wound care.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
"Pain and anxiety" as measured by Graphic Rating Scale	up to an hour	Pain and anxiety is being measured
"Pain" as measured by McGill Short Form Pain Questionnaire	up to an hour	Pain is being measured
"Pain" as measured by Nurse Graphic Rating Scale	up to 3 hours	Pain is being measured.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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