Virtual Nature: Benefits for Older Adults Who Experience Chronic Pain?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 23
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Experience of chronic pain
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized controlled trial examines the effect of nature exposure on pain intensity levels among older adults who experience chronic pain. Investigators examine the effects of nature on: the experience of chronic pain, on pain catastrophizing, and on attention restoration.
详细描述
Nature has been used to reduce pain in the context of acute pain (e.g., during painful medical procedures) but nature has not been examined as an intervention strategy to address chronic pain. Second, the mechanism though which nature might reduce the experience of pain is not well understood. Participants are cognitively intact individuals aged 60-90 who experience chronic pain and who rate their health as fair, good or excellent. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three conditions: virtual reality (VR) nature; VR built environment; or control. Researchers examine effects of VR nature exposure on the experience of chronic pain, pain catastrophizing, and on attention restoration as well as the relations among these variables.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 90 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •rate health as "fair" "good" or "excellent"
- •experience chronic pain
- •cognitively intact
- •do not use wheelchair
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Experience of chronic pain
时间窗: up to 3 weeks; from date of randomization until 2nd data collection date
rating of pain intensity, on scale of 1-10
次要结局
- Pain catastrophizing(up to 3 weeks; from date of randomization until 2nd data collection date)
- cognitive functioning(up to 3 weeks; from date of randomization until 2nd data collection date)