Virtual Reality Hypnosis for Chronic Pain Reduction

NCT ID: NCT01099657

Last Updated: 2017-05-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 10 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2007-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2012-05-31

Brief Summary

We would like to determine how well hypnosis works when induced through virtual reality medium for patients who have suffered a major burn injury in the past two years and suffer from chronic pain. These patients are coming back to the outpatient burn and plastic clinic at Harborview Medical Center for routine follow-up. We think that patients will find VR-Hypnosis interesting, and it will help them relax and feel less pain.

Conditions

Burns

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Virtual Reality Hypnosis

Virtual Reality Hypnosis for chronic pain

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Reality Hypnosis for chronic pain

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

At the time of their clinic visit,the subject will answer pain and anxiety questionnaires before experiencing Virtual Reality Hypnosis. After VRH, the will again answer Pain and anxiety questionnaires.

Virtual Reality Distraction

Virtual Reality Distraction for Chronic Pain

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Reality Distraction for Chronic Pain

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

At the time of their clinic visit,the subject will answer pain and anxiety questionnaires before experiencing Virtual Reality Distraction. After VRD, the will again answer Pain and anxiety questionnaires.

Interventions

Virtual Reality Hypnosis for chronic pain

At the time of their clinic visit,the subject will answer pain and anxiety questionnaires before experiencing Virtual Reality Hypnosis. After VRH, the will again answer Pain and anxiety questionnaires.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality Distraction for Chronic Pain

At the time of their clinic visit,the subject will answer pain and anxiety questionnaires before experiencing Virtual Reality Distraction. After VRD, the will again answer Pain and anxiety questionnaires.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 13 - 75 years
• Able to complete subjective evaluations of pain
• English-speaking
• Able to communicate orally

Exclusion Criteria

• Age less than 13 years or greater than 75 years
• Incapable of indicating subjective evaluation of pain
• Non-English-speaking (Virtual Reality Hypnosis only available in English)
• Demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or Organic Brain Disorder
• Unable to communicate verbally
• Significant developmental disability
• Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness
• Significant head/or neck injury
• Pregnant women

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Shelley A. Wiechman

Associate Professor, Rehabilitative Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

31498

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id