High Technology Pain Control During Burn Wound Care
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pain
- Sponsor
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
- Enrollment
- 8
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- "Pain and anxiety" as measured by Graphic Rating Scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
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
Investigators
David R. Patterson
Professor
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
"Pain and anxiety" as measured by Graphic Rating Scale
Time Frame: up to an hour
Pain and anxiety is being measured
"Pain" as measured by McGill Short Form Pain Questionnaire
Time Frame: up to an hour
Pain is being measured
"Pain" as measured by Nurse Graphic Rating Scale
Time Frame: up to 3 hours
Pain is being measured.