Virtual Reality Pain Control During Burn Wound Care

NCT ID: NCT00261690

Last Updated: 2013-04-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

184 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-02-28

Study Completion Date

2012-03-31

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Burn

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Virtual Reality distraction

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Reality Distraction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Using virtual reality distraction during a procedure

Interventions

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Virtual Reality Distraction

Using virtual reality distraction during a procedure

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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David R. Patterson

PhD, ABPP. Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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David R. Patterson, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Washington

Locations

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University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Hoffman HG, Patterson DR, Magula J, Carrougher GJ, Zeltzer K, Dagadakis S, Sharar SR. Water-friendly virtual reality pain control during wound care. J Clin Psychol. 2004 Feb;60(2):189-95. doi: 10.1002/jclp.10244.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14724926 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01GM042725

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

13289-C

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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